Another day, another Connections puzzle to complete. This is moderate difficulty, so read on for my tips 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 #381): Today's Words
Today's words from NYT Connections are…
- STAFF
- PORT
- IMPORTANT
- EXIT
- PRIVATE
- DEMAND
- EMERGE
- MARKET
- AUDIENCE
- WANT
- CAPTAIN
- JACOBO
- GENERAL
- APPETITE
- PLUG
- STROKE
NYT Connections Today (Game #381) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Yes sir!
- Green: The cable goes here
- Blue: we want it
- Purple: blank marketing
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 #381) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ARMY RANKS
- GREEN: PLACE TO PLUG SOMETHING IN
- BLUE: CONSUMER DESIRE, COLLECTIVELY
- PURPLE: ___ ANNOUNCEMENT
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #381): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game #381 are…
- YELLOW: ARMY RANKS CAPTAIN, GENERAL, MAJOR, PRIVATE
- GREEN: PLACE TO PLUG SOMETHING IN JACK, OUTPUT, PORT, PLUG
- BLUE: CONSUMER DESIRE, COLLECTIVELY AUDIENCE APPETITE DEMAND MARKET
- PURPLE: ___ ANNOUNCEMENT ATTACK, PERSONAL, POP-UP, WANT
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
This was one of those games where there was a big difference in difficulty between the groups. Yellow (army rank one) was really simple, and green 'ports' wasn't much more difficult. But the blue and purple were on a different level. I don't think I would have ever gotten the purple one, the __AD, if it weren't by default, frankly.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Connections (Tuesday, June 25, Game #380)
- YELLOW: DISCLOSE, AS PRIVATE INFORMATION PLATE, SPILL, SPEAK, COUNT
- GREEN: DIVIDE BRANCH, FORK, PIECE, PART
- BLUE: SILENT “K” DOOR KNOB, KNIFE, BOW, UNKNOWN
- PURPLE: KEY TO SUCCESS, SAY FORMULA, RECIPE, SECRET, TICKET
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 items 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.
