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Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers.

And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers.

NYT Connections board for June 5, 2024: NICE, RING, STYLE, POINT, KIND, STICK, TENDER, MESSAGE, SWEET, TYPE, DRIFT, SICK, SORT, WING, COOL, IDEA.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

Green category - Category words.

Blue category - You might not know all the details, but you get the general impression.

Purple category - Foods you might find at an Applebees, for example.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Connections puzzle!

Were about to give away some of the answers.

Scroll slowly if you dont want the whole thing spoiled.

(The full solution is a bit further down.)

KIND and NICE are both words that refer to friendliness, but they dont belong together today.

SICK doesnt refer to illness; its a slang word that means something is good or stylish.

(That jacket is sick!)

Youll have an easier time with todays purple category if you keep fast food in mind.

What are the categories in todays Connections?

I give them all away below.

What are the yellow words in todays Connections?

The yellow grouping is considered to be the most straightforward.

The theme for todays yellow group is AWESOME!

and the words are: COOL, NICE, SICK, SWEET.

What are the green words in todays Connections?

The green grouping is supposed to be the second-easiest.

What are the blue words in todays Connections?

The blue grouping is the second-hardest.

What are the purple words in todays Connections?

The purple grouping is considered to be the hardest.

KIND, STYLE, bang out, and SORT are all synonyms for category.

TENDER and WING make me think of types of chicken, but I dont see anything else that fits.

Hmm, maybe POINT, MESSAGE, IDEA, and DRIFT (as in, catch my drift?)

That leaves STICK, WING, RING, and TENDER.

Youll see a game board with 16 tiles, each with one word or phrase.

Your job is to select a group of four tiles that have something in common.

Select four items and hit the Submit button.

If you guessed correctly, the category and color will be revealed.

(Yellow is easiest, followed by green, then blue, then purple.)

If your guess was incorrect, youll get a chance to take another crack.

You win when youve correctly identified all four groups.

But if you make four mistakes before you finish, the game ends and the answers are revealed.

Expect to see overlapping groups.

So dont hit submit until youve confirmed that your group of four containsonlythose four things.

If youre stuck, another strategy is to look at the words that seem to havenoconnection to the others.

Check back tomorrow for the next puzzle!