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Today's connections fall into the following categories:Yellow: Show The WayGreen: SchemeBlue: Seen on a U.S. Dollar BillPurple: First Words of Canadian Provinces/TerritoriesLooking for Wordle today?
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Is this not the Connections game you were looking for?
Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for July 1's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
What is Connections?
The NYT's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer. If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
Here's a hint for today's Connections categories
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Yellow: Someone to lead the group
Green: A ruse
Blue: Dollar Bill iconography
Purple: Canada
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Here are today's Connections categories
Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:
Yellow: Show The Way
Green: Scheme
Blue: Seen on a U.S. Dollar Bill
Purple: First Words of Canadian Provinces/Territories
Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to Connections #386 is...
What is the answer to Connections today
Show The Way: DIRECT, GUIDE, LEAD, USHER
Scheme: CON, HUSTLE, RACKET, STING
Seen on a U.S. Dollar Bill: EAGLE, PYRAMID, SEAL, WASHINGTON
First Words of Canadian Provinces/Territories: BRITISH, NORTHWEST, NOVA, PRINCE
Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
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