Connections is back with another challenging puzzle. In order to win, you will need to sort all these words into four mystery categories. But today's puzzle has a few red herrings in it to trip you up.

If you are stuck on today's puzzle and already know the rules of how to play Connections, you can find all the help you need to solve this puzzle in the article below. It has general puzzle hints, clues to each of the categories, spoilers for the categories, and even the full answer if you need that.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #389 for July 4, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Fireworks, Liberty, Cookies, Dinner, History, Chemistry, Revolution, Tinker, Data, Bar, Sparks, Lap, Cycle, Cache, Turn, and Attraction.

What is the Definition of Cache?

A cache, which is pronounced the same as the word "cash," means a stockpile of something. It can also mean the location of a stockpile of something. This can also be used a verb that means to squirrel something away.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you want a hint or two to get you closer to the answer of this innovative puzzle game, you can find some below. Each section contains things like little spoilers, general clues, and hints for each of the groups.

Some 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 #389 for July 4, 2024

The complete answer to today's New York Times Games Connections puzzle is located in the expandable section below. It contains all four categories and the words that belong in each one.

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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