New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #387 July 2, 2024

Connections

By Mina Smith

Published 2 days ago

The New York Times Games Connections is here with another difficult collection of sixteen words to sort. If you are stuck on this challenging puzzle, you aren't alone. And this article is here to help.

If you already know how to play Connections, and you are looking for help, you can find all sorts of helpful hints below. There are general clues, help with the categories, spoilers, and more. Scroll down to find out everything you need to know to solve it.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #387 for July 2, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Liquid, Squid, Caveat, Store, Fixed, Arcade, Toxic, Squirrel, Quid, Stash, Frozen, Numbers, Stow, Vox, Blame, and Ergo.

What is the Definition of Caveat?

Caveat means a "warning" or to caution someone against something. It can mean "potential risks." In legal terms, it can mean "a legal notice to a court or public officer to suspend a certain proceeding until the notifier is given a hearing," according to Dictionary.com.

What is the Definition of Vox?

Vox is the Latin word for voice. In English, it means "a device in certain types of telecommunications equipment, as telephone answering machines, that converts an incoming voice or sound signal into an electrical signal that turns on a transmitter or recorder that continues to operate as long as the incoming signal is maintained," from Dictionary.com.

What is the Definition of Quid?

Like cud, quid means something that can be chewed, but shouldn't be swallowed, like gum or tobacco. It is also a slang term for one British pound.

What is the Definition of Ergo?

Ergo means "therefore," but it is also a "combining form" that means either ergot or work.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

There are loads of helpful hints for this innovative puzzle game in the sections below. Press the Read More button below each section to see what's inside.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of the categories are about rhyming, the same letters, homophones, or similar.

2. None of the categories are names of songs.

3. Frozen and Liquid belong in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Hiding all your nuts for the winter.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Pack Away for Future Use.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Pack Away for Future Use.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Squirrel, Stash, Store, Stow.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this free-to-play PC game : Things you might use to describe your portfolio, your account.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Adjectives for Assets.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Adjectives for Assets.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Fixed, Frozen, Liquid, Toxic.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer for this relaxing puzzle game : Words from another language.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Latin Words.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Latin Words.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Caveat, Ergo, Quid, Vox.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: All four of these words can be followed up by the same noun to make four common things.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Game.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Game.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Arcade, Blame, Numbers, Squid.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #387 for July 2, 2024

The complete answer to the New York Times GamesConnections is in the expandable section below. Inside, you can find all four categories and the words that go in each.

Yellow - Pack Away for Future Use : Squirrel, Stash, Store, Stow
Green - Adjectives for Assets : Fixed, Frozen, Liquid, Toxic
Blue - Latin Words : Caveat, Ergo, Quid, Vox
Purple - ____ Game : Arcade, Blame, Numbers, Squid