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The NYT Connections puzzle dated Monday, June 3, 2024, is puzzle #358. Its four groups are built around winding terms, hair-removal methods, different kinds of cells, and words that become phrases when prefixed with “B-.” The complete solution and a spoiler-light hint ladder are below.
Hints for Monday, June 3
- Yellow: Think of ways to coil, wind, spool or wrap something.
- Green: These are methods used to remove hair, including for eyebrow grooming.
- Blue: “Cell” applies in biological, geometric, electrical and spreadsheet contexts.
- Purple: Add the letter B and a hyphen to the front of each word to make familiar terms.
Today’s Connections answers
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Winding or coiling terms | COIL, SPOOL, WIND, WRAP |
| Green | Hair-removal methods | LASER, PLUCK, THREAD, WAX |
| Blue | Things with cells | HONEYCOMB, ORGANISM, SOLAR PANEL, SPREADSHEET |
| Purple | Words preceded by B- | BALL, MOVIE, SCHOOL, VITAMIN |
Why this board is tricky
The B- group is a vocabulary trap
B-ball is basketball, B-movie is a low-budget or otherwise formulaic film, B-school is an abbreviation for business school, and a B-vitamin is one of the vitamins in the B-vitamin group. “B-school” is the least immediately familiar entry, so it can make the final category difficult to see.
Words with competing associations
THREAD belongs with hair removal because threading is a technique commonly used for eyebrows and other facial hair. WIND is the verb meaning to coil or turn repeatedly, not the noun for moving air.
The board also invites false links: BALL can look related to yarn and winding, WIND can seem connected to a SOLAR PANEL through weather or energy, and the unusual B-school phrase may remain hidden until the other groups are cleared.
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How NYT Connections works
Connections gives you sixteen words and asks you to divide them into four groups of four. You can make up to four mistakes before the puzzle ends. The game is available through the NYT Games Connections interface.
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