Connections is a daily word game from the New York Times where you need to sort words into categories. If you are stuck on this difficult word game today and running out of guesses, you can find some help in the article below.

Other than the rules of how to play Connections, you can find everything you need to win in the paragraphs below. They contain things like general hints, category clues, word definitions, and even spoilers.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #371 for June 16, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Fish, Bush, Flamingo, Shape, Fountain, Folk, Country, Fairy, Gnome, State, Tall, Sticks, Form, Woods, Pinwheel, and Condition.

What is the Definition of Pinwheel?

A pinwheel is a child's toy with curled petals that spins when blown on. It is also a verb that means to spin like a pinwheel toy. There is also a firework called a pinwheel that spins in place on a wheel.

"Pinwheel" can also be used to describe a tightly rolled sheet of two or more layers of something, as in a Swiss roll in baking. When you cut open something with a pinwheel shape, it looks like a swirl. Also called a catherine wheel. Dictionary.com also has another definition for pinwheel: "a wheel having pins at right angles to its rim for engaging the teeth of a gear."

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you want some hints for this minimal puzzle game, each section below has a new clue to help you. Click the Read More button under the header of the clue you want to see to uncover it.

General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Yellow Connections Category Answer

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Green Connections Category Answer

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Blue Connections Category Answer

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Purple Connections Category Answer

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #371 for June 16, 2024

The complete answer to this challenging puzzle game is below. Click the Read More button to see it for yourself.

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Connections

Platform(s)
Web Browser , Mobile
Released
June 12, 2023
Developer(s)
The New York Times Company
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company