Puzzle fans were left stumped by the June NYT Connections, as today’s categories pushed wordplay skills to the limit. Here’s what made the challenge so tricky—and the answers everyone’s talking about.
The yellow group demanded players spot words meaning “to be ostentatious,” including grandstand, posture, showboat, and swagger The green group required synonyms for “copacetic,” such as fine, hunky-dory, OK, and swell For blue, the connection was “kinds of bracelets”—charm, friendship, ID, and tennis The toughest, purple group, featured “things you can practice,” with law, medicine, self-care, and witchcraft as the answers.
Each group tested a different aspect of word association, leaving even seasoned solvers second-guessing their choices. If you missed it, you weren’t alone—today’s Connections was a true brainteaser.
