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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, June 13 (game #733).
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
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 #734) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MOM
- QUEEN
- RIBBON
- BORDER
- BLUE
- BOSTON
- HEART
- LEGEND
- TOTO
- ARROW
- ICON
- HOOCH
- RAT
- BULL
- ASTRO
- DIVA
NYT Connections today (game #734) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A woman worthy or worship
- GREEN: Basic ink
- BLUE: Famous canines
- PURPLE: Linked by a dog breed
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #734) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GODDESS
- GREEN: ELEMENTS OF A CLASSIC “MOM” TATTOO
- BLUE: DOGS OF THE SCREEN
- PURPLE: __ TERRIER
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #734) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #734, are…
- YELLOW: GODDESS DIVA, ICON, LEGEND, QUEEN
- GREEN: ELEMENTS OF A CLASSIC “MOM” TATTOO ARROW, HEART, MOM, RIBBON
- BLUE: DOGS OF THE SCREEN ASTRO, BLUE, HOOCH, TOTO
- PURPLE: __ TERRIER BORDER, BOSTON, BULL, RAT
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I didn’t get the purple group today, which on reflection is annoying as it’s more obvious than the yellow group which could have just as easily have included MOM alongside DIVA, ICON, LEGEND, QUEEN.
I’m a fan of the TERRIER. I admire their relentless tenacity and bravery despite their diminutive stature, which comes from their original purpose when they were bred to catch rabbits.
Anyway, I digress. Easy pickings today. My only struggle was that HOOCH and TOTO were the only famous dogs I recognized, but guesswork helped me get the DOGS OF THE SCREEN group with one guess. Googling afterwards I think BLUE must be from Blue’s Clues and ASTRO from The Jetsons.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Friday, June 13, game #733)
- YELLOW: PERSPECTIVE ANGLE, BENT, LENS, POINT OF VIEW
- GREEN: SEEN AT AN ICE CREAM SHOP CONE, CUP, LITTLE SPOON, SCOOP
- BLUE: HIT SONGS OF 1998 CLOSING TIME, IRIS, ONE WEEK, TOO CLOSE
- PURPLE: HOT ___ DOG, POTATO, ROD, WATER BOTTLE
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made 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 a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don’t technically need to solve the final one, as you’ll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It’s a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It’s playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
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