Looking for answers to the June 16 New York Times connection puzzle? To me, Wordle is more like a vocabulary test, while Connections is more like brain teasers. You are given 16 words and asked to sort them into four groups that are related to each other in some way. Sometimes they’re obvious, but game editors know how to trick you by using words that fit into multiple groups.
Do you also play Wordle? We also have today’s Wordle answers and tips.
We’ve also got answers today for Strands, a new game from The Times that’s still in beta, and some tips on how to play the game.
Today’s link group tip
Here are four tips for connecting the groups in today’s puzzle, from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group tips: That’s it for now.
Green group tips: In the suburbs.
Blue group tips: Statue on the grass.
Purple group tips: Some kind of story.
Answers to today’s link group
Answer for today’s contact group.
Yellow group: Current situation.
Green group: remote rural areas.
Blue group: Classic lawn decoration.
Purple group: ____ story.
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What’s the answer to today’s link?
Yellow words in today’s connection
The subject is the status quo. The four answers are condition, form, shape, and state.
Green words in today’s link
The theme is remote rural areas. The four answers were bush, countryside, tree branches and woods.
Blue words in today’s connection
The theme is classic dharma ornaments. The four answers are flamingos, fountains, gnomes, and windmills.
Purple words in today’s connection
The theme is ____ story. The four answers are: fairy, fish, folk, and high.
How to play connect
It’s easy to play. Winning is hard. Look at these 16 words and mentally assign them to the four relevant groups. Click on the four words that you think go together. The groups are color-coded, but you don’t know what’s going where until you see the answer. The yellow group is the easiest, then the green group, then the blue group, and the purple group is the hardest. Look at the words carefully and think about related terms. Sometimes the connection is only with part of the word. Once, the four words were grouped because each began with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”
