A little help. Your own aha.

Connections #363
hints & answers for June 8, 2024

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This reference always shows June 8, 2024. It is released in at least one timezone; every answer stays closed until you reveal it.

Which group has you stuck?

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with A, E, H and R. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

ABSORB belongs in this group.

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GRAB ONE’S ATTENTION

Reveal all four words
  • ABSORB
  • ENGROSS
  • HOLD
  • RIVET

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with F, R, S and T. These initials are in sorted order.

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FILM belongs in this group.

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DOCUMENT WITH VIDEO

Reveal all four words
  • FILM
  • RECORD
  • SHOOT
  • TAPE

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
Gentle hint

The spelling can be rearranged without adding anything.

Show one word

PASTEL belongs in this group.

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ANAGRAMS

Reveal all four words
  • PASTEL
  • PETALS
  • PLEATS
  • STAPLE

The entries use the same letters in different orders.

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
Wordplay hint

Try putting the same beginning before each entry.

Show one word

GOOD belongs in this group.

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PRETTY ___

Reveal all four words
  • GOOD
  • PENNY
  • PLEASE
  • WOMAN

Each entry comes after "PRETTY" to form a word, expression or name: GOOD → PRETTY GOOD; PENNY → PRETTY PENNY; PLEASE → PRETTY PLEASE; WOMAN → PRETTY WOMAN.

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  • Yellow: GRAB ONE’S ATTENTION
  • Green: DOCUMENT WITH VIDEO
  • Blue: ANAGRAMS
  • Purple: PRETTY ___

Ready for the full solution?

All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

GRAB ONE’S ATTENTION

ABSORB · ENGROSS · HOLD · RIVET

Green

DOCUMENT WITH VIDEO

FILM · RECORD · SHOOT · TAPE

Blue

ANAGRAMS

PASTEL · PETALS · PLEATS · STAPLE

Purple

PRETTY ___

GOOD · PENNY · PLEASE · WOMAN

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About the answers and hints

Categories and answers follow the recorded NYT puzzle. Our hints are independent: some are original category clues, while others give the first letters of the four words. Each hint is labelled so you can choose how much help to take.

Group colours follow the puzzle’s yellow, green, blue and purple order, from the most straightforward to the trickiest. Your own experience may differ. The reference tiles may appear in a different order from your game. Picture puzzles have separately hidden descriptions, since a description can give away the wordplay.

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