Connections is a New York Times puzzle game where players have to figure out “connections” between various words and arrange them into groups of four. The NYT Connections puzzle today took its sweet time warning me about red meat and tender wounds alike. To help you out, we decided to break down all the categories and answers for the Connections puzzle for June 24!
What is “Connections”?
NYT’s ‘Connections’ is a puzzle game that’s all the hype on social media these days. You will find people solving and sharing their successes and failures on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), and more. The game is managed by Wyna Liu, NYT’s associate puzzle editor. Connections gives players 16 random words that must be divided into categories they don’t know.
What Are Today’s Connections Hints?
Let’s begin with some quick hints for today’s Connections themes. Check them out and see if you can guess any.
- Yellow Category – Some things just hurt to touch
- Green Category – Meals should be eaten in order
- Blue Category – Same animal, different spelling
- Purple Category – Did you know red meat is bad for you?
We wish we could go into more detail here, but these hints are the best we can share. However, if you still can’t find them, read on to get some more help with today’s Connections.
Categories for Today’s Connections Puzzle
Need more help with today’s NYT Connections puzzle? Here are today’s categories:
- Yellow – SORE TO THE TOUCH
- Green – RESTAURANT COURSES
- Blue – ANIMAL HOMOPHONES
- Purple – RED _ _ _
While you are here, you should also check out the hints and answers for today’s NYT Strands.
We hope you can guess the words under each category now. However, If you still cannot and need more help, keep reading.
Answers for Today’s Connections Game (June 24)
Are you still stuck with the Connections puzzle? In that case, the answers to today’s Connections are:
- SORE TO THE TOUCH – Delicate, Raw, Sensitive, Tender
- RESTAURANT COURSES – Dessert, Main, Side, Starter
- ANIMAL HOMOPHONES – Bare, Dear, Mousse, New
- RED _ _ _ – Carpet, Delicious, Meat, Tape
The Connections puzzle for June 24 was definitely one of the weirdest ones I’ve solved yet. I began by getting the Yellow category and learned today that Delicate also means sore. The Green category came next and well, this was an open and shut case.
The Blue category took a little more work than expected especially with the word Mousse but I ended up getting it too.
All that was left was the Purple category. Like always, I got the last four words together to get it along with the NYT Connections puzzle for June 24!
Looking for Connections hints and answers for June 23? You can find them below:
How was your experience with Connections today? Where did you get stuck if you did? Let us know in the comments below.
Sanmay Chakrabarti
