NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Friday, June 14, 2024 (#369)
Puzzle #369. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.
Just tell me the answer
The NYT Connections answer for Friday, June 14, 2024 (puzzle #369) is: YELLOW — WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: ARTICLE, ESSAY, PAPER, REPORT. GREEN — THINGS THAT ARE PINK: BUBBLE GUM, CARNATION, ERASER, FLAMINGO. BLUE — NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET: FOXTROT, HOTEL, VICTOR, YANKEE. PURPLE — ASSOCIATED WITH #2: DEPUTY, DEREK JETER, PENCIL, SILVER MEDAL.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Friday, June 14, 2024. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
YANKEE
PAPER
DEPUTY
FLAMINGO
ERASER
SILVER MEDAL
BUBBLE GUM
REPORT
PENCIL
VICTOR
DEREK JETER
HOTEL
ESSAY
FOXTROT
CARNATION
ARTICLE
How hard is Connections #369?
Easy35/100
• At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.
Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.
Connections hints for Friday, June 14, 2024
Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.
yellow(the most straightforward group — start here) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about assignments.
green(a little trickier, but still direct) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about pink.
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about alphabet.
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — the category is a single word beginning with "A".
yellow4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
green4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
blue4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
purple4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
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Common questions
What is the NYT Connections answer for Friday, June 14, 2024?
The NYT Connections answer for Friday, June 14, 2024 (puzzle #369) is: YELLOW — WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: ARTICLE, ESSAY, PAPER, REPORT. GREEN — THINGS THAT ARE PINK: BUBBLE GUM, CARNATION, ERASER, FLAMINGO. BLUE — NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET: FOXTROT, HOTEL, VICTOR, YANKEE. PURPLE — ASSOCIATED WITH #2: DEPUTY, DEREK JETER, PENCIL, SILVER MEDAL.
What is the purple group in Connections #369?
The purple (hardest) group is "ASSOCIATED WITH #2": DEPUTY, DEREK JETER, PENCIL, SILVER MEDAL.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "WRITING ASSIGNMENTS" — ARTICLE, ESSAY, PAPER, REPORT. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Friday, June 14, 2024 is NYT Connections puzzle #369. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.
What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?
A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.