New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #394 July…

Connections is back with another challenging puzzle. If you are stuck on this one, just know you aren't alone; this puzzle is one of the more challenging that the New York Times Games has come up with.

In order to win this one today, you'll need to know the rules of Connections, you'll need to know about the categories, and you'll need to know all the words too. If you are stuck, you can find a handful of hints for the general puzzle, clues for the category, and more in the article below.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #394 for July 9, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Scrub, Maze, Register, Shock, Hog, Log, Mop, Cheer, Tangle, Weed, Record, Fund, Friend, Mane, Trimmer, and Journal.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

In the sections below, you can find all sorts of different kinds of hints for this minimalist puzzle game. Each of the sections is covered up to keep from spoiling too much for yourself just by scrolling.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these categories are about cleaning verbs.

2. None of these are about plants.

3. Cheer and Friend are in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Write down a log of what happened.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Chronicle.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Chronicle.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Journal, Log, Record, Register.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this free puzzle game similar to Wordle: You should brush your hair; it's all messy.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Mess of Hair.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Mess of Hair.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Mane, Mop, Shock, Tangle.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Other items that could go in this category: Bone, Goosebump, Hero, Rugrat.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is TV Shows Minus "S."

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is TV Shows Minus "S."

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cheer, Friend, Scrub, Weed.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this innovative puzzle game: All these words can follow a plant word to make four common phrases.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Words After "Hedge."

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Words After "Hedge."

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Fund, Hog, Maze, Trimmer

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #394 for July 9, 2024

The full answer to the New York Times Games Connections is inside the section below. It contains all the categories and the words that belong in each one.

Yellow - Chronicle: Journal, Log, Record, Register
Green - Mess of Hair: Mane, Mop, Shock, Tangle
Blue - TV Shows Minus "S": Cheer, Friend, Scrub, Weed
Purple - Words After "Hedge": Fund, Hog, Maze, Trimmer