Connections is a daily word-sorting game from the New York Times Games. If you like word puzzle challenges, today's puzzle is sure to stretch your brain. But if it's a little too hard, you can find some help tips here.

If you already know the rules of how to play Connections, but you are stuck on today's puzzle, you can find clues in the sections below. In them are things like general clues to the whole puzzle, some hints to the categories, and even the full answer if you want to see it.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #393 for July 8, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Canine, Trick, Spirit, Ozone, Often, Pointer, Will, Visit, Frequent, Resolve, Haunt, Tip, Grit, Suggestion, Freight, and Patronize.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Here are some helpful hints to get you a little closer to the answer of this free-to-play computer game. Look for the header of the item you want to see, then press the Read More button below it to expand the section.

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 #393 for July 8, 2024

The full answer to this difficult puzzle game is below. In that expandable section, you can see all four categories and the words that go in each.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Connections website available on almost any device with a browser.

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Connections
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Released
June 12, 2023
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
Checkbox: control the expandable behavior of the extra info

Developer(s)
The New York Times Company
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company
Platform(s)
Web Browser, Mobile