Today’s Connections: NYT Tips (and Answers) for Wednesday, June 26, 2024
If you are looking for the Connections answer for Wednesday, June 26, 2024, read on – I will share some hints, tips and strategies, and finally solutions for all four categories. Along the way, I’ll explain the meanings of more complex words and we’ll learn how everything fits together. Beware, there are spoilers below for NYT Connections #381, June 26th! If you need some clues (and then answers) about today’s Connections game, read on.
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Below I will give you some indirect hints about today’s Connections answers. And further on the page I will reveal the topics and answers. Scroll slowly and select only the clues you need!
Clues for the topics in today’s Connections puzzle.
Here are some spoiler-free tips for the factions in today’s Connections:
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Yellow category. If you enlist to serve your country, you can receive one of these titles.
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Green category. If your devices are low on battery, you might want to look for one of these.
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Blue category. If you’re trying to sell a product to a wide audience, you’ll probably have to prove that these things exist before you go too deep.
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Purple category. Fill in the blank with a word that refers to something like a billboard or advertisement.
WARNING: Spoilers follow for today’s Connections puzzle!
We’re going to give some answers. Scroll slowly if you don’t want everything spoiled. (The full solution is just below.)
Attention to the difficult parts
JACK and PORT go well together, but not because they are both types of alcohol.
MARKET, OUTLET and POP-UP are words related to shopping and stores, but they belong to different categories.
PRIVATE and PERSONAL are incompatible.
What categories are there in today’s Connections?
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Yellow: ARMY RANKS.
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Green: PLACE TO CONNECT SOMETHING
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Blue: COLLECTIVE DESIRE OF THE CONSUMER.
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Purple: ___ AD
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Ready to find out the answers to today’s Connections puzzle? I’m giving them all below.
What yellow words are in today’s Connections?
The yellow grouping is considered the simplest. The theme of today’s yellow group is ARMY RANKS and the words: CAPTAIN, GENERAL, MAJOR, PRIVATE.
What are the green words in today’s connections?
The green group should be the second easiest. The theme of today’s green category is A PLACE TO CONNECT SOMETHING, and the words are: CONNECTOR, SOCKET, PORT, SOCKET.
What blue words are in today’s Connections?
The blue group is the second most difficult. The theme for today’s blue category is COLLECTIVE CONSUMER DESIRE and the words are: APPETITE, AUDIENCE, DEMAND, MARKET.
What are the purple words in today’s Connections?
The purple group is considered the most difficult. The theme for today’s purple category is ___ AD and the words are: ATTACK, PERSONAL, POPUP, WANT.
How I solved today’s Connections
PORT, SOCKET, SOCKET and CONNECTOR are words that refer to places on the wall where electronic devices can be connected. 🟩
DEMAND, MARKET, AUDIENCE, and APPETITE all describe widespread hunger or desire for a particular product. 🟦
CAPTAIN, MAJOR, GENERAL and PRIVATE are all military ranks. 🟨
That leaves WANT, POP-UP, PERSONAL and ATTACK, which are types of advertising. 🟪
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How to play in Communications
I have a full guide to playing Connections , but here’s a quick rundown of the rules:
First, find the Connections game either on the New York Times website or in their Games app (formerly the Crossword app). You will see a game board with 16 tiles, each with one word or phrase written on it. Your task is to select a group of four tiles that have something in common. Often they are the same thing (for example: RAIN, HAIL, SNOW and HAIL are all types of wet weather), but sometimes there is a play on words (for example, BUCKET, GUEST, TOP TEN and WISH are all types of lists : wish list, guest list, etc.).
Select four items and click the Submit button. If you guessed correctly, the category and color will open. (The easiest option is yellow, then green, then blue and purple.) If your guess is wrong, you will have the opportunity to try again.
You will win if you correctly identify all four groups. But if you make four mistakes before you finish, the game ends and the answers are revealed.
How to win Connections
The most important thing to know to win Connections is that factions are designed to be challenging. Expect to see overlapping groups. For example, one puzzle had six breakfast foods: BACON, EGG, PANCAKES, OMELETTE, WAFFLES, and CROPS. But BACON turned out to be part of a group of artists along with CLOSE, MUNCH and WHISTLER, and the EGG was in a group of things of which there were a dozen (along with JUROR, ROSE and MONTH). So don’t hit “send” until you’re sure your group of four only contains these four things.
If you get stuck, another strategy is to look at words that don’t seem to have any connection to others. If all that comes to mind when you see WHISTLER is a painting called Whistler’s Mother, you may be on to something. Once I had that question resolved, I started Googling if there was an artist named Close, because Close didn’t fit into any of the obvious themes either.
Another way to win when you’re stuck is obviously to read some helpful tips, which is why we share these tips every day. Check back tomorrow for the next puzzle!