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 Connections puzzle today decided to rely on homophones for some reason. To help you out, we decided to break down all the categories and answers for the Connections puzzle for June 29!
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 – Same sound, different meaning
- Green Category – Some things are bound together
- Blue Category – You put these down
- Purple Category – A beautiful word comes after all of these
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 – HOMOPHONES
- Green – CONNECT
- Blue – PLACED DOWN
- Purple – _ _ _ FLOWER
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 29)
Are you still stuck with the Connections puzzle? In that case, the answers to today’s Connections are:
- HOMOPHONES – To, Too, Tue, Two
- CONNECT – Couple, Tie, Unite, Wed
- PLACED DOWN – Laid, Placed, Put, Sat
- _ _ _ FLOWER – May, Sun, Wall, Wild
The Connections puzzle for June 29 decided to come up with homophones yet again. Which is also how I began to solve the Yellow category the first. The Green category followed suit with words that made sense to tie together.
I found the Blue category a little bit morbid but understood the words clearly enough to see what it was.
With only four words left, I got them all together to get the Purple category and the NYT Connections for June 29.
Looking for Connections hints and answers for June 28? 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
