Updated
Updated · CNET · Jun 14
NYT Connections Reveals 4 June 15 Groups, From Staying Power to Flowers
Updated
Updated · CNET · Jun 14

NYT Connections Reveals 4 June 15 Groups, From Staying Power to Flowers

3 articles · Updated · CNET · Jun 14

Summary

  • June 15’s NYT Connections puzzle groups the 16 words into four themes: staying power, get ready for a night out, Chinese zodiac animals and flowers.
  • The yellow set answers are legs, momentum, stamina and traction, while the green set is accessorize, change, primp and shower.
  • The blue group links dog, dragon, horse and snake as Chinese zodiac animals, and the purple group ties anemone, larkspur, monkshood and phlox as flowers.
  • The report also points players to the Times’ Connections Bot and Games tracking tools, which score results and log stats such as win rate, perfect games and streaks.

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