New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #388 July 3, 2024

Connections

By Mina Smith

Published 3 days ago

Connections is back with another sixteen words to sort into mystery categories. You only get three mistakes to make it through the puzzle; and you may need more than that to sort through this one.

In order to win today's puzzle, you'll need to know how to play Connections, you'll need a good understanding of each word and each category, and you'll probably need a little luck as well. If you are stuck and running low on guesses, you can use this article to get all the helpful hints you need.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #388 for July 3, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Birthday, Marble, Wrench, Concrete, Curveball, Workshop, Party, Pound, Spitball, Material, Real, Tantrum, Solid, Brainstorm, Crumb, and Ideate.

What is the Definition of Ideate?

The word ideate means to think or to come up with ideas. It is always a verb.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you are here for the hints, you can find a bunch of them below. Each expandable section contains a different kind of hint or spoiler to get you closer to the answer.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for the New York Times Games Connections :

1. None of these categories are about weight.

2. None of the categories are about different types of suits.

3. None of the groups are focused on counter surfaces.

4. Wrench and Tantrum belong in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this minimalist puzzle game : To think up, to ponder over.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Develop, as Ideas.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Develop, as Ideas.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Brainstorm, Ideate, Spitball, Workshop.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: You can touch it.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Tangible.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Tangible.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Concrete, Material, Real, Solid.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this innovative puzzle game : Made of flour, milk, sugar, eggs...

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Kinds of Cake.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Kinds of Cake.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Birthday, Crumb, Marble, Pound.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: Toss one of these into the works.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Things You Can Throw, In Metaphors.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Things You Can Throw, In Metaphors.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Curveball, Party, Tantrum, Wrench.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #388 for July 3, 2024

The full answer to this free-to-play PC game is located in the expandable section below. Press the Read More button to see all four categories and the words that go in each one.

Yellow - Develop, as Ideas : Brainstorm, Ideate, Spitball, Workshop
Green - Tangible : Concrete, Material, Real, Solid
Blue - Kinds of Cake : Birthday, Crumb, Marble, Pound
Purple - Things You Can Throw, In Metaphors : Curveball, Party, Tantrum, Wrench