NYT Connections hint (Thu, 2 Jul)
Overview & Key Takeaways
It's a brand new day and that means you've got a brand new Connections puzzle to slay before tomorrow! Sometimes, though, that's easier said than done.
If you've got too much on your plate today, let us help you out with these Connections hints and answers.
It's a brand new day and that means you've got a brand new Connections puzzle to slay before tomorrow! Sometimes, though, that's easier said than done.
If you've got too much on your plate today, let us help you out with these Connections hints and answers.
Click here to play today's NYT Connections puzzle!
Connections hint for Thursday 2nd July
Here are your Connections hints for today:
- 🟨 Yellow hint: Masters of imitation.
- 🟩 Green hint: Yesteryear's vocabulary
- 🟦 Blue hint: Familiar names lead the way.
- 🟪 Purple hint: Game-day locations.
- Extra hint 1: For two groups, it's what's at the beginning that counts.
- Extra hint 2: Every group has at least one word containing the letter 'G'
If you need a bit more help, tap the spoiler text below to reveal one word belonging to each group:
- 🟨 Yellow: Copycat
- 🟩 Green: Spectacles
- 🟦 Blue: Rich Text
- 🟪 Purple: Track Record
Spoiler warning! Today's Connections groups are revealed just below!
Today's Connections groups revealed
If you need an even bigger clue to figure out today's Connections puzzle, below we'll reveal the four correct Connections groups - the themes which link together each set of four words in the Connections grid.
Here are the Connections groups for today:
- 🟨 Yellow: They Impersonate Other Things
- 🟩 Green: Old-Timey Names for Things We Still Use
- 🟦 Blue: Starting with Nicknames
- 🟪 Purple: Starting with Sports Venues
Now that you know the themes for the various different Connections in today's puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check below for the full answer.
Spoiler warning! Today's Connections answer lies ahead!
Connections answer today
Here is the answer to today's Connections puzzle on Thursday, 2nd July:
- 🟨 Yellow: They Impersonate Other Things (Copycat, Mime, Mockingbird, T-1000)
- 🟩 Green: Old-Timey Names for Things We Still Use (Talkie, Looking Glass, Spectacles, Water Closet)
- 🟦 Blue: Starting with Nicknames (Billy Goat, Dan Dan Noodles, Rich Text, Tom Tom)
- 🟪 Purple: Starting with Sports Venues (Court Jester, Diamond Ring, Field Mouse, Track Record)
Thi puzzle found a nice balance between history, pop-culture, and word play. It's not everyday that we get two groups that have their words hidden inside others, though. Usually that trickey is reserved for the purple group, not the blue group as well! In the same puzzle, no less.
Let us know in the comments below how you found today's puzzle! Here's my grid:
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Congratulations if you got today's Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy hints above! And if you didn't succeed today, don't worry - a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle!
