Today is officially Friday and it’s time to end the work week right by getting that Perfect! streak inConnections. Luckily, with a few tips, it’s not hard to get that perfect score today. There are a few odd words that could go in another category, but this has a little less crossover than other recent puzzles and that should make it faster to spot the differences.
Connectionsis not the only word-based puzzle and it is not even close to the only NYT word-based puzzle. After all,theever-popularWordleran soConnectionscould run with it. And that is not even looking back at the dailyCrossword, present in the old-fashioned newspaper for longer than many of us have been alive. Whatever level your word game is, you’re able to find a game for you.
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Today’s Connections Category Hints
June 7 #361
For a little nudge from us, you can choose to look at just the categories first before scrolling down to the full-spoiler answers below:
IMAGINE
PICTURE
Dreaming up is always something to aspire to, and today these words are all similar enough without a lot of extra meanings that made it easier for us to put them together. IMAGINE and ENVISION were the first two words to catch our eyes, but before long CONCEIVE and PICTURE joined the team.
LAYER
SKIN
This was the last category we guessed today, mostly due to the inclusion of FILM. PICTURE from the last category and FLICK from a future one both felt like they could be movie-related, but when a fourth word did not appear it was fairly clear the other two belonged elsewhere.
However, once we realized that all these words had to do with a top layer of something, it was easier to guess. And at least this category was the ogre-like green one to remind us that they too have layers.
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SWEEP
WIPE
The second category we deciphered, it was the BRUSH and SWEEP that gave it away. While we were not necessarily aware of the “Crumbs” specific part, it was nice to have these very similar verbs to help us figure this one out. WIPE and FLICK also seemed to go together, and sure enough when we submitted the guess it was a clean sweep.
HACK
PROGRAM
This one was the third category we got, mainly because all of these words had to do with backend computer jargon. While we may not have known the exact category theConnectionseditor was going for, knowing that they all existed in a digital space, and none of the others did, got us the win even so.
Other Games Like Connections
Once you have finished rewatchingShrekand thinking about layers, go try out another word-based browser game that’s entirely free to play.
Is It Free To Play?
Wordle(NYT)
Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues.EveryWordleanswercan be found in our daily updated list.
Yes
The Password Game
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