It's time to enjoy your Sunday afternoon on the couch with a new Connections puzzle. Sundays are the best day to unwind, and a challenging puzzle might disrupt that peace. However, with a few hints and possibly a few answers as well, you can keep the Sunday vibes while maintaining your unstoppable winning streak in Connections.
If you are already taking some time to relax, you may as well continue your streak and play a game like Wordle every day to keep your instincts sharp. Wordle is more about making words than proving ties between them. So while they are both released by the same publisher, they continue to be very different and many enjoy playing both.
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Today's Connections Category Hints
JUNE 9 #363
There are an interesting batch of categories for a Sunday Connections puzzle, and it can be helpful to learn the names without spoiling the full answers for those who want to solve the puzzle themselves.
 | FEELING SOME TYPE OF WAY |
 | THROW HERE AND THERE |
 | THINGS WITH LAYERS |
 | ___ POTATO |
Today's Connections Answers
JUNE 9 #363
Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
FEELING SOME TYPE OF WAY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
BITTER | SALTY | SORE | UPSET |
As soon as we saw BITTER and SORE we knew they were meant to be together. SALTY was included to rub in the wound a bit, and that would UPSET someone. It made us chuckle when we saw the grouping, wondering how much salt there was behind the scenes of this one. However, it was not the first category we solved this time around.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
THROW HERE AND THERE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
PEPPER | SCATTER | SPRINKLE | STREW |
This was the first category we figured out, as SCATTER and SPRINKLE stood out amongst the other words right away. While a lot of the last two categories were a little unclear and SALTY might fit in as a red herring with them, these synonyms all felt cohesive and recognizable. Luckily we stuck to our gut instincts and guessed this one first, as otherwise we were very close to losing our streak because of sneaky SALTY.
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Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
THINGS WITH LAYERS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
CAKE | EARTH | ONION | PLYWOOD |
We can for sure thank Shrek and the earlier skin-based layer connection to help us with this one. As we like to muse on these puzzles out loud to figure them out, we immediately started riffing on Shrek and onions, before quickly realizing we had something there. EARTH and CAKE seemed the most layer-like of the options, and PLYWOOD fit in once we thought about grains representing layers.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
___ POTATO | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
BAKED | COUCH | HOT | SWEET |
Boil 'em, Mash 'em, Stick 'em in a stew is Sam Gamgee's three favorite ways to eat potatoes, and we are thankful for his help in solving this puzzle. It saved Middle Earth and it saved our day as well. We may be couch potatoes instead of a fancier SWEET or HOT variety, but BAKED potatoes are our favorite way to eat them. Either way, we have finished the Sunday Connections puzzle and are ready for more in the coming week.
Other Games Like Connections
Whatever you are doing, stop and go rewatch Sam Gamgee traverse Middle Earth in a 12-hour movie marathon to start your week off right. While you're watching, you may as well play a few more games during the credits' sequences so you can listen to Enya's mesmerizing vocals.
Game Name | How To Play | Is It Free To Play? |
|---|---|---|
Wordle (NYT) | Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues. Every Wordle answer can be found in our daily updated list. | Yes |
Name a country based only on its silhouette, and a few geographical hints. | Yes | |
Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find some helpful tips in our Password Game guide. | Yes | |
Try to solve a game of Wordle without any help. With each guess, the game reveals as little information as possible, even changing the word if need be. | Yes |
Connections
- Released
- June 12, 2023
- Developer(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Publisher(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Genre(s)
- ESRB
- Platform(s)
- Web Browser , Mobile
