It is the weekend! And that means you get another chance to solve a weekend Connections puzzle – they're the same as weekday Connections puzzles, but on a weekend. Hurrah! Read on for my tips and comments on today's game.
What should you do once you're done? Well, play more word games, of course. I also have daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers, and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help too.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections Today (Game #363): Today's Words
Today's words from NYT Connections are…
- PLEATED
- PLEASE
- HOLD
- RECORD
- WOMEN
- MOVIE
- GOOD
- CAKE
- PENNY
- STAPLE
- TAPE
- RIVET
- ABSORB
- PETALS
- ABSORB
- SHOOT
NYT Connections Today (Game #363) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: I'm obsessed with this
- Green: Captured for posterity
- Blue: change the smell
- Purple: Julia Roberts
Do you need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the answers are to the four topics for today's NYT Connections riddles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #363) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CAPTURE ATTENTION
- GREEN: DOCUMENT WITH VIDEO
- BLUE: ANAGRAMS
- PURPLE: PRETTY ___
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #363): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game #363 are…
- YELLOW: CAPTURE ATTENTION ABSORB, ABSORB, HOLD, RIVET
- GREEN: DOCUMENT WITH VIDEO FILM, RECORDING, SHOOTING, TAPE
- BLUE: ANAGRAMS PASTEL, PETALS, PLEATS, STAPLES
- PURPLE: PRETTY ___ WELL, PENNY, PLEASE WOMAN
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It's not often that you solve Connections in the “correct” order, but the fact that you did so today probably indicates that this is pretty straightforward. The first pair, yellow and green, were pretty obvious; two quite clear examples of the need to group words that obviously go together. The third was more opaque, but I'm used to solving anagrams by playing Quordle every day, where they tend to appear, so it wasn't much of a challenge for me to find those four either.
That left the purple, which of course I didn't need to solve as such, because I already knew what the answers were. But I always like to do it if I can, and after some thought, I spotted the PRETTY_ connection, which made it a perfect solution for me today.
As was your day? Send me an email and let me know.
Answers from yesterday's NYT Connections (Friday, June 7, Game #362)
- YELLOW: DREAM CONCEIVE, VISION, IMAGINE, IMAGINE
- GREEN: THIN COVERAGE COAT, FILM, CAPE, SKIN
- BLUE: REMOVE, LIKE CRUMBS BRUSH, SCROLL, SWEEP, CLEAN
- PURPLE: VERBS FOR A SOFTWARE ENGINEER CODE, DEVELOP, HACK, PROGRAM
What are NYT connections?
NYT Connections is one of the increasingly popular word games created by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four elements that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow is a little harder, blue is usually quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final question since you'll be able to answer it through a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little breathing room.
However, it's a little more complicated than something like Wordle and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For example, be careful with homophones and other puns that could disguise answers.
It can be played for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile devices.
