NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Friday, June 21, 2024 (#376)
Puzzle #376. 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 21, 2024 (puzzle #376) is: YELLOW — AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES: FERRIS WHEEL, MERRY-GO-ROUND, ROLLER COASTER, TILT-A-WHIRL. GREEN — APPROVAL: CLEARANCE, GO-AHEAD, GREEN LIGHT, THUMBS-UP. BLUE — TYPES OF COME-FROM-BEHIND STORIES: CINDERELLA, DAVID-AND-GOLIATH, RAGS-TO-RICHES, UNDERDOG. PURPLE — BEGINNING WITH SYNONYMS FOR REAR END: BUMPER-TO-BUMPER, BUTTERMILK, RUMPELSTILTSKIN, TAILGATE.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Friday, June 21, 2024. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
CINDERELLA
TAILGATE
GREEN LIGHT
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
FERRIS WHEEL
BUMPER-TO-BUMPER
DAVID-AND-GOLIATH
THUMBS-UP
BUTTERMILK
RAGS-TO-RICHES
MERRY-GO-ROUND
CLEARANCE
UNDERDOG
TILT-A-WHIRL
GO-AHEAD
ROLLER COASTER
How hard is Connections #376?
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 21, 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 rides.
green(a little trickier, but still direct) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — the category is a single word beginning with "A".
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about stories.
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about end.
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 21, 2024?
The NYT Connections answer for Friday, June 21, 2024 (puzzle #376) is: YELLOW — AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES: FERRIS WHEEL, MERRY-GO-ROUND, ROLLER COASTER, TILT-A-WHIRL. GREEN — APPROVAL: CLEARANCE, GO-AHEAD, GREEN LIGHT, THUMBS-UP. BLUE — TYPES OF COME-FROM-BEHIND STORIES: CINDERELLA, DAVID-AND-GOLIATH, RAGS-TO-RICHES, UNDERDOG. PURPLE — BEGINNING WITH SYNONYMS FOR REAR END: BUMPER-TO-BUMPER, BUTTERMILK, RUMPELSTILTSKIN, TAILGATE.
What is the purple group in Connections #376?
The purple (hardest) group is "BEGINNING WITH SYNONYMS FOR REAR END": BUMPER-TO-BUMPER, BUTTERMILK, RUMPELSTILTSKIN, TAILGATE.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES" — FERRIS WHEEL, MERRY-GO-ROUND, ROLLER COASTER, TILT-A-WHIRL. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Friday, June 21, 2024 is NYT Connections puzzle #376. 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.