Want a Connections prompt today? Following on from the monumental success of the daily puzzle game Wordle, the New York Times has published another fantastically popular word game. It’s called Connections and if you haven’t played it before, now is the time to start.
In this guide, we’ll give you some helpful tips for today’s Connections puzzle, which takes place on Friday, June 14, before revealing the group topics and the Connections answers themselves. We’ll also explain how to play Connections if you’re modern to Wordle!
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Words of connection on Friday, June 14
For reference, here are 16 connection words for today:
| Yankee | Paper | Deputy | Flamingo |
| Eraser | Silver medal | Bubble gum | Report |
| Pencil | Winner | Derek Jeter | Hotel |
| essay | Foxtrot | Carnation | Article |
Connection hint for June 14
Here’s a clue for each group of words in today’s Connections puzzle, plus a few extra clues to lend a hand you find the answer:
- Yellow (easiest): You may have to read or write them at university.
- Green (simple): They all have the same color.
- Blue (medium): If you want to spell something over the phone, you can utilize these words.
- Purple (hardest): Think about the number after 1 and all its connotations.
- Bonus tip 1: “Victor” and “Yankee” are in the same group.
- Bonus tip 2: “The Deputy” and “Derek Jeter” are in the same group.
Connection groups for June 14
If you need even more guidance to solve today’s Connections puzzle, below we’ll reveal the four correct Connection groups – the themes that connect each set of four words in the Connections grid together.
Here are today’s Connections groups:
- Writing assignments
- Things that are pink
- NATO phonetic alphabet
- Related to number 2
Now that you know the reasoning behind the different connections in today’s puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check out the full answer below.
Spoiler alert! The answer to today’s Connections offer is before us!
What is the response to Connections today (Friday 14 June)?
- Writing assignments: Article, essay, article, report
- Things that are pink: Bubble gum, Carnation, Eraser, Flamingo
- NATO phonetic alphabet: Foxtrot, Hotel, Victor, Yankee
- Related to number 2: Deputy Derek Jeter, Pencil, Silver Medal
Congratulations if you answered today’s Connections question correctly, with or without the lend a hand of our helpful tips above! And if you didn’t succeed today, don’t worry – a modern Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle!
What is Connections?
Connections is a word puzzle published daily by the NYT, host of the endlessly popular Wordle Puzzle. Created daily by crossword creator Wyna Liu, Connections presents a selection of 16 seemingly disparate words to be grouped into four sets of four words, with each group of four words having a common theme.
For example, the words “Hook”, “Nana”, “Peter”, and “Wendy” are Peter Pan characters. Let’s take another example: “Action”, “Ballpark”, “Go” and “Stick” are words that usually appear right before the word “Figure”.
Your job is to guess what themes connect the different words together – but be careful because most of the time red herrings are deliberately placed there to confuse you! To win the game you must find all four connections without making 4 mistakes. On the fourth mistake, the game ends and the answer is revealed automatically.
Each of the four groups in the daily Connection puzzle is also assigned a different color to represent how simple or tough it is to find the Connection. These colors are: yellow (easiest), green (simple), blue (medium), and purple (hardest).
That concludes today’s guide to solving the NYT Connections word puzzle. If you’re looking for lend a hand with Wordle, we’ve prepared a list of previous Wordle answers, as well as a Wordle tip and answer for Friday, June 14. You can also check out our list of the best starting words for Wordle or utilize our Wordle Solver tool to lend a hand you find the answer with ease!
