Issue #5 Fri 16 Jun
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — June 16, 2023
A balanced grid featuring four distinct sets of items. The associations are straightforward, requiring only careful sorting to resolve the potential overlap in themes.
yellow group 7 hints
Yellow group hints
Scrolling through a digital interface to find something new to watch on a Friday evening.
Digital media platforms
Proper nouns representing specific brand identities
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters H, N, P.
STREAMING SERVICES
One is HULU.
HULU · NETFLIX · PEACOCK · PRIME
green group 7 hints
Green group hints
Squeezing a bottle onto a plate to accompany a sandwich or a basket of fries.
Tabletop food accompaniments
Common nouns designating culinary additions
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters K, M, R, T.
CONDIMENTS
One is KETCHUP.
KETCHUP · MAYO · RELISH · TARTAR
blue group 7 hints
Blue group hints
A rainy afternoon spent staring out the window, feeling a sense of quiet melancholy.
Emotional states
Adjectives sharing an identical semantic field
Members are 3–4 letters; first letters B, D, G, L.
SYNONYMS FOR SAD
One is BLUE.
BLUE · DOWN · GLUM · LOW
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Violet group hints
Moving a playing piece across a board to solve a domestic mystery.
Fictional board game personas
A collection of entities defined by a shared origin source
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters G, M, P, S.
CLUE CHARACTERS
One is GREEN.
GREEN · MUSTARD · PLUM · SCARLET
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Complete Connections answer
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STREAMING SERVICESHULU · NETFLIX · PEACOCK · PRIME
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CONDIMENTSKETCHUP · MAYO · RELISH · TARTAR
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SYNONYMS FOR SADBLUE · DOWN · GLUM · LOW
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CLUE CHARACTERSGREEN · MUSTARD · PLUM · SCARLET
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Spoiler-free help for Connections on June 16, 2023. Every answer below helps you along without giving the game away — ready to see the full solution? See the complete Connections answer for June 16, 2023, or browse every Connections puzzle in the archive.
How hard is NYT Connections on June 16, 2023?
NYT Connections on June 16, 2023 rates 3 out of 4 on our difficulty scale — a tougher-than-average puzzle. As always you sort sixteen words into four colour-coded groups, and our hints tease what links each group without ever naming the words.
What's a spoiler-free hint for NYT Connections on June 16, 2023?
The hint ladder above starts with a one-line vibe for each of the four groups, then adds the connecting idea, then the wording of each category. You climb only as far as you need, and no grouped words are shown until the final reveal.
How many groups are in NYT Connections #5?
Four groups of four, ordered from the gentlest to the trickiest. For the categories and the sixteen words themselves, open the answer section on this page — the hints here keep them hidden.
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