Out of the many daily puzzles available online, the New York Times’ Connections game is one of the trickiest. For those playing for the first time, the goal of Connections is to divide a block of 16 words into four common themes. Some of these – for example, grouping four types of fish – can be very straightforward, while others can be far more abstract. If you’ve found yourself stumped by the latter, we’ve put together Connections answers and hints for today (June 09) below.
If you already know how to play Connections, you can skip this paragraph to jump straight into today’s solution. But if this is your first time attempting the New York Times’ puzzle (or you just need a refresher), we suggest thinking outside of the box for your answers.
Some groups are deliberately deceptive – using a previous day’s puzzle as an example, you may think ‘Heart’, ‘Cell’, ‘Body’ and ‘Nucleus’ are all connected through biology. But you’d be wrong, as ‘Heart’ and ‘Nucleus’ were actually two of four “Nexus” words on the day we’ve used as an example. Think beyond what a word means literally, try to see subtle patterns, and your luck with Connections will improve drastically. That being said, some days are still fiendishly difficult – and if you’re still stuck, check below for the Connections answer for today.
Connections hints for June 09
If you’re still trying to solve June 09’s Connections yourself, here are all of the words in play today and some hints on what each group is.
- ASTERISK
- AXE
- ANGEL
- SURPRISE
- SECRET
- TRADEMARK
- BONE
- DOVE
- DEGREE
- PASSWORD
- LAMB
- KEYS
- BABE
- SKINS
- EXPONENT
- SPOILER
With that in mind, here are four hints for June 09
- Yellow: icons of purity
- Green: things that are meant to be covert
- Blue: things typically represented as exponents
- Purple: terms for musical instruments
Connections groups for June 09
If you’re still trying to piece everything together, here are all four of today’s groups.
- Yellow: symbols of innocence
- Green: things you’re not supposed to reveal
- Blue: things represented in superscript
- Purple: slang for musical instruments
Connections answers for June 09
Finally, here are the answers for Connections #1094 on Tuesday, June 09.
- Yellow: symbols of innocence (angel, babe, dove, lamb)
- Green: things you’re not supposed to reveal (password, secret, spoiler, surprise)
- Blue: things represented in superscript (asterisk, degree, exponent, trademark)
- Purple: slang for musical instruments (axe, bone, keys, skins)
You can check back for up-to-date hints and answers for each day’s Connections puzzle. If you get stuck elsewhere, we’ve also got answers for several other daily games – including Wordle, Framed, and Globle.
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