I suffered my second consecutive defeat today, so if you think it will be a piece of cake, let that be a lesson to you. Or maybe I'm just terrible at this game; possibly that. Either way, there are some tips below if you need them.
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 #373): Today's Words
Today's words from NYT Connections are…
- FORCE
- CASINO
- UMBRELLA
- CHERRY
- DIAMONDS
- SWORD
- ARMOR
- TOMORROW
- OLIVE
- MENU
- QUANTUM
- SCREEN
- BLOCK
- VOLUME
- COVER
- CHANNEL
NYT Connections Today (Game #373) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Press to see
- Green: Ways to stop you from seeing something
- Blue: Cocktail accessories?
- Purple: 007 openers
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 #373) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS
- GREEN: HIDE FROM SIGHT
- BLUE: drink garnishes
- PURPLE: FIRST WORD IN BOND MOVIE TITLES
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #373): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game #373 are…
- YELLOW: REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS CHANNEL, MENU, POWER, VOLUME
- GREEN: HIDE FROM SIGHT BLOCK, COVER, SCREEN, SHIELD
- BLUE: drink garnishes CHERRY, OLIVE, SWORD, UMBRELLA
- PURPLE: FIRST WORD IN BOND MOVIE TITLES CASINO, DIAMONDS, QUANTUM, TOMORROW
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Fail
What an absolute disaster. You know how sometimes you're just not “in” it? Well, that was me today. My brain was foggy, the result of a very poor night's sleep, and I simply couldn't understand those words. The result: a second consecutive defeat for me, and rightly so.
It's not monumentally difficult; complicated, sure, but it still should have been solvable, particularly once I got the 'Bond movie titles' group, supposedly the most difficult, on my first guess. I continued with the yellow one, 'Remote Control Buttons', but somehow I couldn't put together a group more than the remaining eight options. I have no excuses or explanations, I was simply out of action for the second day in a row.
As was your day? Send me an email and let me know.
Answers from yesterday's NYT Connections (Monday, June 17, Game #372)
- YELLOW: DELIVERY, AS A PACKAGE MAIL, MAIL, SHIPPING, SHIPPING
- GREEN: TYPES OF LIP MAKEUP BALM, SHINE, LINER, DYE
- BLUE: PREACHING CORNER, FIX, HOLE, POINT
- PURPLE: MEASURED IN DEGREES ANGLE, CRIME, EDUCATION, TEMPERATURE
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.
