NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Thursday, June 27, 2024 (#382)

Puzzle #382. 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 Thursday, June 27, 2024 (puzzle #382) is: YELLOW — PURSUIT: CHASE, HUNT, QUEST, SEARCH. GREEN — ROMANTIC LETTER SIGN-OFFS: ALWAYS, KISSES, LOVE, YOURS. BLUE — GROUP WITHIN A GROUP: CAMP, PARTY, SIDE, WING. PURPLE — GOLD ___: BOND, LEAF, MINE, RUSH.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Thursday, June 27, 2024. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

BOND
WING
RUSH
KISSES
HUNT
LEAF
SEARCH
PARTY
ALWAYS
CAMP
YOURS
MINE
CHASE
SIDE
QUEST
LOVE

How hard is Connections #382?

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 "Gold" — locking that group down removes four red herrings from the rest of the grid.

Connections hints for Thursday, June 27, 2024

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

NYT Connections answers for Thursday, June 27, 2024

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Thursday, June 27, 2024?

The NYT Connections answer for Thursday, June 27, 2024 (puzzle #382) is: YELLOW — PURSUIT: CHASE, HUNT, QUEST, SEARCH. GREEN — ROMANTIC LETTER SIGN-OFFS: ALWAYS, KISSES, LOVE, YOURS. BLUE — GROUP WITHIN A GROUP: CAMP, PARTY, SIDE, WING. PURPLE — GOLD ___: BOND, LEAF, MINE, RUSH.

What is the purple group in Connections #382?

The purple (hardest) group is "GOLD ___": BOND, LEAF, MINE, RUSH.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "PURSUIT" — CHASE, HUNT, QUEST, SEARCH. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Thursday, June 27, 2024 is NYT Connections puzzle #382. 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.