Spoiler warning: The hints below offer a gradual nudge toward the groups. The full category names and answers appear after a second spoiler warning.
Hints for Connections #382
Try each clue before moving on to the next level. The puzzle’s 16 words are BOND, WING, RUSH, KISSES, HUNT, LEAF, SEARCH, PARTY, ALWAYS, CAMP, YOURS, MINE, CHASE, SIDE, QUEST, and LOVE.
- Yellow: “Follow them!”
- Green: “I you”
- Blue: “Sub-group”
- Purple: “All that glitters.”
How Connections works
Connections gives players 16 words and asks them to sort them into four groups of four based on a shared theme. Each group has a color—yellow, green, blue, or purple—that indicates increasing difficulty, with yellow the easiest and purple the trickiest. Words may appear to fit more than one category, so the challenge is finding the intended connection.
The New York Times describes it as “a word game that challenges players to find themes between words.” The daily game releases at midnight in the player’s timezone and is available on the NYT Games website and in NYT apps. The archive reaches back to June 12, 2023; archive access is for subscribers. See the NYT Connections Help Center for current details.
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Full answers for Thursday, June 27
Second spoiler warning: The complete categories and all 16 answers are below.
- Yellow — PURSUIT: CHASE, HUNT, QUEST, SEARCH.
- Green — ROMANTIC LETTER SIGN-OFFS: ALWAYS, KISSES, LOVE, YOURS.
- Blue — GROUP WITHIN A GROUP: CAMP, PARTY, SIDE, WING.
- Purple — GOLD ___: BOND, LEAF, MINE, RUSH.
In the final group, each word completes or precedes “GOLD”: Gold Bond, gold leaf, gold mine, and gold rush.
Quick Recap
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