New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #366 June 11, 2024

Connections

By Mina Smith

Published Jun 11, 2024

Connections is back with yet another challenging group of sixteen words. Today's puzzle, however, might look a little odd for anyone who has been playing this puzzle game; the words are all extremely short and all seem to be related to one another.

If you already know how to play Connections, and you are stuck on today's puzzle, you are not alone. In this article, you will find all sorts of general hints, clues for each of the categories, spoilers, and even the full answer if you want to see that.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #366 for June 11, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Hi, Bye, Tri, Bi, Trap, Ab, Pop, Off, Dub, Med, Buy, Quad, Lo, Emo, Pec, and By.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #366 for June 11, 2024

To get some big hints or small hints for this challenging puzzle game, you can check below. Each expandable section contains different types of clues to help you through this Connections.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle 366

Here are some hints:

1. None of the categories today are about starting letters or rhyming words. But there is one category about the sounds the words make.

2. None of these categories are acronyms.

3. Emo and Trap are in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: These all sound the same.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Homophones.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Homophones.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bi, Buy, By Bye.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: It's ____ day at the gym.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Muscles, Informally.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Muscles, Informally.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Ab, Pec, Quad, Tri.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this innovative puzzle game : Other things you could put into this category: Techno, Rock, Phonk.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Music Genres.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Music Genres.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Dub, Emo, Pop, Trap.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this tricky mobile puzzle game : What temp should I set the stove?

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Settings on an Appliance Knob.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Settings on an Appliance Knob.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Hi, Lo, Med, Off.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #366 for June 11, 2024

If you are just looking for the full answer to this free mobile game similar to Wordle, you can find it in the expandable section below. Inside are all four categories and each word that goes inside them.

Yellow - Homophones : Bi, Buy, By Bye
Green - Muscles, Informally : Ab, Pec, Quad, Tri
Blue - Music Genres : Dub, Emo, Pop, Trap
Purple - Settings on an Appliance Knob : Hi, Lo, Med, Off