NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Monday, June 24, 2024 (#379)

Puzzle #379. 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 Monday, June 24, 2024 (puzzle #379) is: YELLOW — SORE TO THE TOUCH: DELICATE, RAW, SENSITIVE, TENDER. GREEN — RESTAURANT COURSES: DESSERT, MAIN, SIDE, STARTER. BLUE — ANIMAL HOMOPHONES: BARE, DEAR, MOUSSE, NEW. PURPLE — RED ___: CARPET, DELICIOUS, MEAT, TAPE.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Monday, June 24, 2024. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

BARE
CARPET
RAW
MEAT
NEW
DELICATE
DELICIOUS
MOUSSE
DEAR
DESSERT
SENSITIVE
SIDE
STARTER
TAPE
MAIN
TENDER

How hard is Connections #379?

Hard64/100
  • 2 categories run on wordplay rather than meaning.
  • Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.

Where to start: Look for the four words that combine with "Red" — locking that group down removes four red herrings from the rest of the grid.

Connections hints for Monday, June 24, 2024

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Monday, June 24, 2024

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Monday, June 24, 2024?

The NYT Connections answer for Monday, June 24, 2024 (puzzle #379) is: YELLOW — SORE TO THE TOUCH: DELICATE, RAW, SENSITIVE, TENDER. GREEN — RESTAURANT COURSES: DESSERT, MAIN, SIDE, STARTER. BLUE — ANIMAL HOMOPHONES: BARE, DEAR, MOUSSE, NEW. PURPLE — RED ___: CARPET, DELICIOUS, MEAT, TAPE.

What is the purple group in Connections #379?

The purple (hardest) group is "RED ___": CARPET, DELICIOUS, MEAT, TAPE.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "SORE TO THE TOUCH" — DELICATE, RAW, SENSITIVE, TENDER. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Monday, June 24, 2024 is NYT Connections puzzle #379. 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.