NYT Connections today – my hints and answers for June 17 (#737)
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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 Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, June 16 (game #736).
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.
Today's NYT Connections words are…
FIGHT
QUIT
RESOLVE
FLIGHT
TOUR
FREEZE
MARIONETTE
SPIRIT
FAWN
HOTEL
GRIT
MOUSE
TIMEOUT
ELEPHANT
GLITCH
CAR
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: Holiday plans
GREEN: Determination
BLUE: Online issues
PURPLE: Walt's world
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…
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: THINGS TO BOOK FOR A VACATION
GREEN: METTLE
BLUE: BAD THINGS FOR A WEBSITE TO DO
PURPLE: FIGURES IN CLASSIC DISNEY ANIMATED FILMS
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
The answers to today's Connections, game #737, are…
YELLOW: THINGS TO BOOK FOR A VACATION CAR, FLIGHT, HOTEL, TOUR
GREEN: METTLE FIGHT, GRIT, RESOLVE, SPIRIT
BLUE: BAD THINGS FOR A WEBSITE TO DO FREEZE, GLITCH, QUIT, TIMEOUT
PURPLE: FIGURES IN CLASSIC DISNEY ANIMATED FILMS ELEPHANT, FAWN, MARIONETTE, MOUSE
My rating: Hard
My score: Fail
I wasted two mistakes trying to create a group that was about fleeing or opting out of a situation (TIME OUT, QUIT, FLIGHT...) and after getting 'one away' twice convinced myself I was on the right track – only to get the 'groups of four' notification indicating I was far from it.
Refocusing, I got THINGS TO BOOK FOR A VACATION, but then lost another thinking I was putting together a computer-based group including MOUSE along with QUIT and FREEZE.
Subsequently, I'm annoyed that I didn't see BAD THINGS FOR A WEBSITE TO DO, as these are curses that I constantly have to deal with in my role as head of the family IT department (a position no one else wanted and that I would like to resign from).
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
YELLOW: EXPRESSIONLESS BLANK, FLAT, INANIMATE, WOODEN
GREEN: DRAPERY HANGING ITEMS BRACKET, CURTAIN, HOOK, ROD
BLUE: WHAT A DRINK IS SERVED WITH COASTER, GARNISH, GLASS, STRAW
PURPLE: STARTING WITH METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION BUSBOY, CARBON, SHIPSHAPE, TRAINEE
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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