This is the New York Times Connections puzzle for June 21, 2024, puzzle #376—not the current daily puzzle. Below are graduated hints first, followed by the complete solution. Stop before the spoiler notice if you want to solve it yourself.
What are the Connections hints for June 21?
NYT Connections gives players 16 words to sort into four groups of four, each linked by a shared property. The hints below follow the puzzle’s categories from easiest to trickiest without listing the answer words.
- Amusement park rides
- Approval
- Types of come-from-behind stories
- Beginning with synonyms for rear end
How to solve Connections #376
Look for sets of four that share a precise connection, then check whether any word could plausibly belong to another set before submitting. The New York Times Help Center says each puzzle has exactly one solution and is made tricky by including words that could fit multiple categories. Its color order runs from yellow, the easiest group, through green and blue to purple, the trickiest.
For the last hint, read “beginning with” literally: the answers start with bumper, butt, rump, or tail, each a word that can refer to a rear end. The game’s words and categories are curated by editors using the Oxford Dictionary, according to the New York Times Help Center.
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Spoiler warning: the complete Connections #376 answer
The full groups and their four words are below.
Amusement park rides
- Ferris wheel
- Merry-go-round
- Roller coaster
- Tilt-a-whirl
Approval
- Clearance
- Go-ahead
- Green light
- Thumbs-up
Types of come-from-behind stories
- Cinderella
- David-and-Goliath
- Rags-to-riches
- Underdog
Beginning with synonyms for rear end
- Bumper-to-bumper
- Buttermilk
- Rumpelstiltskin
- Tailgate
Where to play and access the archive
The New York Times lists the NYT Games app, nytimes.com/games/connections, nytimes.com/theathletic, and the NYT News app as places to play. The daily puzzle releases at midnight in the player’s timezone.
The NYT Help Center says the Connections archive goes back to June 12, 2023, and archived games are available to All Access and Games subscribers. Archived puzzles affect certain statistics but not streaks, and completed archived puzzles cannot be replayed. Access rules can change; check the official Connections help page for current terms.
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