Today’s Connections hint and answer on 6th June for 361

Hint for today’s Connections answer

Instead of jumping straight to the answer, let’s start with some hints for today’s Connections puzzle:

• Yellow – Words used to indicate movement.
• Green – The card names of a specific game.
• Blue – Locations where there are places to sit.
• Purple – Ways of indicating hail size.
• Propel belongs in the Yellow group, Reverse in Green, and Gym in Blue.

Remember – Yellow is the easiest group to find followed by Green and Blue, with Purple being the hardest set of words to connect.

Connection words for 6th June

Here’s the words included in today’s Connections puzzle – see if the clues above help you form a connection before we visit today’s answer:

Connections answer for 6th June

Without further ado, here’s the Connections answer for today:

• Move to Action – Drive, Prompt, Propel, Push.
• Uno Cards – Draw, Reverse, Skip, Wild.
• Places with Benches – Courtroom, Dugout, Gym, Park.
• Hail Size Comparisons – Baseball, Grapefruit, Marble, Pea.

To solve this puzzle, I began by grouping Courtroom, Gym, and Park. Initially, I thought Dugout and Baseball would go together, but then I found out that the former was the final word to complete the Blue group. Afterwards, once I spent some time thinking, I found the Yellow group. Because of Reverse and Drive, it was difficult not to think they would go together. With two groups sorted, I could find the Green group (although I’m not an avid player of Uno) and finally the Purple one.

What to play after Connections?

The obvious answer to this question is Wordle, but, if you’ve already solved that today, then The New York Times does offer other games. When it comes to word-based games, The NYTimes has the Mini Crossword, Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed and Strands, which is still in its beta phase. If you fancy a break from words, then you can also try Tiles – a motif matching game – or Sudoku.

Outside of The NYTimes, there’s Semantle – where you have to reach the secret word by guessing its meaning. Spelling doesn’t count in Semantle, instead you have to pay attention to the numerical value your guesses have to chart your path to the answer. If you’d prefer to keep to the Connections format, however, then it’s worth visiting Puzzgrid. Here you’ll find hundreds of Connections-style puzzles, the twist, however, is that you only have three minutes to solve them.

(You can also just watch Only Connect on BBC iPlayer…)

If you’re in a reading mood, then we’ve discussed why The NYTimes Mini Crossword is a reliable joy and interviewed Jonathan Knight, Head of Games for The NYTimes.

Good luck solving today’s Connections!