It's Monday and the start of a new work week, and Connections is here for a daily dose of wordy puzzles. This one was a bit tricky, with words that were less clearly connected to each other than usual. There are some crossover words that can make it difficult to figure out as well.
Like Connections, Wordle is another New York Times' daily puzzle that lets you play with letters and words in a different way. While Connections is about figuring out how words go together best, Wordle is about how to use letters and logic to create a single word using cues from your own guesses. For those who like logic and dictionaries, Wordle is a great game to try.
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Today's Connections Category Hints
JUNE 10 #364
It's Monday and it is not the right day to lose your Connections' streak. For most, just seeing the categories is likely enough to finish this puzzle without looking at the answers.
 | CORE |
 | COMPLICATED |
 | SYMBOLS USED IN MAKING LISTS |
 | WHAT "CROSS' MIGHT MEAN |
Today's Connections Answers
JUNE 10 #364
Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
CORE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
CRUX | ESSENCE | HEART | SUBSTANCE |
This category was fairly straightforward. CRUX caught our attention as an interesting word and seeing it next to HEART felt compelling. From there, ESSENCE made us think we were on the right track, and finding SUBSTANCE put a cherry on top.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
COMPLICATED | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
BAROQUE | COMPLEX | ELABORATE | INVOLVED |
We did not guess this category correctly today, despite coming very close multiple times. We were absolutely convinced CRUCIFIX belonged in this category for no particular reason and it was to our demise that we did. Now that we can see them together, it feels more obvious, but we also got stuck on ELABORATE being a verb as opposed to a synonym to the other options.
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Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
SYMBOLS USED IN MAKING LISTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
ARROW | BULLET | CHECKBOX | HYPHEN |
This one felt cohesive and we were able to guess this one correctly second. While we were not sure what the category was, the fact that these were all types of punctuation or things you would put in a note made sense. BULLET and ARROW felt like they were together regardless, and there were only two other words that had anything to do with symbols.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
WHAT "CROSS" MIGHT MEAN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
ANGRY | BETRAY | CRUCIFIX | HYBRID |
While we considered that ANGRY and BETRAY likely went together when we got down to the final eight words, we lost by assuming CRUCIFIX went elsewhere. HYBRID also does not seem like it goes here, and it feels like a bit of an outlier in general. However, now that we can see the categories, CRUCIFIX definitely belongs here and HYBRID still seems like an odd choice but it does fit here better than anywhere else.
Other Games Like Connections
While we muse on our loss for this one, and you have hopefully triumphed because of our mistakes, there are other wordy games to distract us and for you to win to boost your confidence even higher.
Game Name | How To Play | Is It Free To Play? |
|---|---|---|
Wordle (NYT) | Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues. Every Wordle answer can be found in our daily updated list. | Yes |
Guess a five-digit number in six attempts. | Yes | |
Find the two words that intersect each other like a crossword puzzle. | Yes | |
Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find some helpful tips in our Password Game guide. | Yes |
Connections
- Released
- June 12, 2023
- Developer(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Publisher(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Genre(s)
- ESRB
- Platform(s)
- Web Browser , Mobile
- Gaming
- Connections
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