And so the weekend involves an finish with a extremely tough Connections puzzle. Or is it? Effectively, I actually struggled, however possibly you will not. In case you do, there are hints under.
What must you do as soon as you’ve got completed? Why, play some extra phrase video games after all. I’ve additionally bought each day Wordle hints and solutions, Strands hints and solutions and Quordle hints and solutions articles should you need assistance for these too.
SPOILER WARNING: Details about NYT Connections as we speak is under, so do not learn on should you do not need to know the solutions.

NYT Connections as we speak (recreation #385) – as we speak’s phrases
At present’s NYT Connections phrases are…
- ASH
- ELECTRIC
- SAW
- JET
- GAS
- CHESTNUT
- FILTER
- GUM
- EBONY
- MAXIM
- WOOD
- HEATER
- PUMP
- CHERRY
- CHARCOAL
- ADAGE
NYT Connections as we speak (recreation #385) – trace #1 – group hints
What are some clues for as we speak’s NYT Connections teams?
- Yellow: A saying from the previous
- Inexperienced: Fireplace up the barbecue
- Blue: Woody sorts
- Purple: No bubbles with out these
Want extra clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, however learn on if you wish to know what the 4 theme solutions are for as we speak’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections as we speak (recreation #385) – trace #2 – group solutions
What are the solutions for as we speak’s NYT Connections teams?
- YELLOW: OLD SAYING
- GREEN: GRILL FUEL SOURCES
- BLUE: TREES
- PURPLE: HOT TUB COMPONENTS
Proper, the solutions are under, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections as we speak (recreation #385) – the solutions
The solutions to as we speak’s Connections, recreation #385, are…
- YELLOW: OLD SAYING ADAGE, CHESTNUT, MAXIM, SAW
- GREEN: GRILL FUEL SOURCES CHARCOAL, ELECTRIC, GAS, WOOD
- BLUE: TREES ASH, CHERRY, EBONY, GUM
- PURPLE: HOT TUB COMPONENTS FILTER, HEATER, JET, PUMP
- My ranking: Laborious
- My rating: 3 errors
Woah! This was a tricky one. A very powerful one. I made three errors in fixing it, and albeit it was so much tougher than those I failed final week. The issue right here (for me at the least) was that so lots of the attainable solutions might have gone collectively. That is at all times (or typically) a consider Connections, after all, however as we speak the issue was significantly pronounced.
As an example, I guessed timber first, placing CHERRY, ASH, CHESTNUT and GUM collectively. No cube. So I attempted warmth sources, with WOOD, ELECTRIC, GAS and HEATER. However improper once more. After which I assumed possibly there was one thing about hair coloration: CHESTNUT, EBONY, ASH, CHERRY. However that was incorrect too.
After many minutes of deliberation, I put the ‘Scorching tub elements’ group collectively and solved what was supposedly probably the most tough of the 4. Then revisited the fuel-related solutions and labored out that charcoal completed that group.
Subsequent, I targeted on ADAGE and MAXIM, which I might see should go collectively and which did not match elsewhere so simply. I assumed possibly SAW could be related, then realized that ‘previous chestnut’ additionally match, and solved the yellow group. And that left the blue timber group for me to resolve by default; my lacking reply earlier had been EBONY, which I knew was a kind of wooden so I do not know why I did not consider it on the time.
How did you do as we speak? Ship me an e-mail and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections solutions (Saturday, 29 June, recreation #384)
- BLUE: PLACED DOWN LAID, PLACED, PUT, SAT
- GREEN: CONNECT COUPLE, TIE, UNITE, WED
- YELLOW: HOMOPHONES TO, TOO, TUE, TWO
- PURPLE: ___FLOWER MAY, SUN, WALL, WILD
What’s NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one in every of a number of more and more common phrase video games made by the New York Instances. It challenges you to seek out teams of 4 gadgets that share one thing in widespread, and every group has a distinct problem stage: inexperienced is straightforward, yellow just a little tougher, blue typically fairly powerful and purple often very tough.
On the plus aspect, you do not technically want to resolve the ultimate one, as you’ll reply that one by a technique of elimination. What’s extra, you can also make as much as 4 errors, which supplies you just a little little bit of respiration room.
It is just a little extra concerned than one thing like Wordle, nevertheless, and there are many alternatives for the sport to journey you up with tips. As an example, be careful for homophones and different phrase video games that would disguise the solutions.
It is playable free of charge through the NYT Video games web site on desktop or cellular.