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Hints for Connections on June 21, 2024
Try these clues in order. The first three point toward the groups; the last nudges you toward the trickiest connection.
- What you might need a ticket to go on.
- Permission.
- Different kinds of tales, especially stories about someone or something that comes from behind.
- Look at the beginning of each word.
Connections answers for June 21, 2024
Spoilers below: the four categories and all 16 answers are listed here.
Yellow: Amusement park rides
- FERRIS WHEEL
- MERRY-GO-ROUND
- ROLLER COASTER
- TILT-A-WHIRL
Green: Approval
- CLEARANCE
- GO-AHEAD
- GREEN LIGHT
- THUMBS-UP
Blue: Types of come-from-behind stories
- CINDERELLA
- DAVID-AND-GOLIATH
- RAGS-TO-RICHES
- UNDERDOG
Purple: Beginning with synonyms for rear end
- BUMPER-TO-BUMPER
- BUTTERMILK
- RUMPELSTILTSKIN
- TAILGATE
The purple group uses the opening chunks BUMP, BUTT, RUMP, and TAIL—each a synonym or informal term for a rear end. The connection is at the beginning of each full answer.
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The misleading traffic connection
GO-AHEAD and GREEN LIGHT can suggest traffic, as can TAILGATE and BUMPER-TO-BUMPER. But those four do not make a valid group: GO-AHEAD and GREEN LIGHT are approval, while TAILGATE and BUMPER-TO-BUMPER belong to the purple wordplay category. The overlapping association is the trap; the puzzle requires four entries that share one category.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Connections works
Connections presents 16 words and asks players to sort them into four groups of four based on a shared theme. The groups are color-coded yellow, green, blue, and purple, with yellow generally the easiest and purple the trickiest. A word may appear to fit more than one theme, but each puzzle has one solution. The daily puzzle releases at midnight in the player’s time zone. Play Connections at The New York Times.
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