NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, June 28 (game #748)

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #748) - today's words

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• BOOT
• BALL
• SCORE
• POINTS
• SINGER
• HOST
• DROVE
• STICK
• TOW
• DIESEL
• LOAD
• BELL
• BONE
• TICKET
• WATT
• FRISBEE

NYT Connections today (game #748) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: Good boy/girl
• GREEN: A large amount
• BLUE: Consequences
• PURPLE: Pioneers

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #748) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: THINGS A DOG CAN FETCH
• GREEN: GREAT MANY
• BLUE: POSSIBLE RESULTS OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATION 
• PURPLE: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INVENTORS

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #748) - the answers

The answers to today's Connections, game #748, are…

• YELLOW: THINGS A DOG CAN FETCH BALL, BONE, FRISBEE, STICK
• GREEN: GREAT MANY DROVE, HOST, LOAD, SCORE
• BLUE: POSSIBLE RESULTS OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATION BOOT, POINTS, TICKET, TOW
• PURPLE: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INVENTORS BELL, DIESEL, SINGER, WATT

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• My rating: Hard
• My score: Fail

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I crashed out today, but I don’t feel too bad about it as I managed to get the purple group before running out of guesses. 

For the record: Alexander Graham BELL was the inventor of the telephone, Rudolf DIESEL refined the internal combustion engine, Isaac SINGER patented the sewing machine, and the steam engine invented by James WATT powered mills and distilleries. 

Tech history and THINGS A DOG CAN FETCH aside I floundered. I did come "one away" with POSSIBLE RESULTS OF A TRAFFIC VIOLATION, but the truth is I had no idea what I was looking for.

I'm blaming cultural differences as I was completely unaware what a BOOT was (in the UK we call it a clamp, and a 'boot' is what the US knows as a trunk).

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

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Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Friday, June 27, game #747)

• YELLOW: IN FASHION CHIC, CURRENT, FRESH, HAPPENING
• GREEN: PARTS OF AN ANGEL COSTUME HALO, HARP, ROBE, WINGS
• BLUE: "SESAME STREET" FIGURES BIRD, COUNT, GROUCH, MONSTER
• PURPLE: BROTHERS BLOOD, BLUES, CHEMICAL, MARX

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What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.