Tip and answer from Connections today June 30 for 385

If a word sort puzzle is proving a bit too much for a lazy Sunday, then we can help you out with the Response from Connections for today June 30.

If you’ve never played it before, Connections challenges you to sort a group of 16 words into four groups where all the words are well… connected. This connection could come from the fact that they share a similar meaning, being part of a place name, objects found in a kitchen, or anything else really!

While it may seem easy, the connection groups each have a different difficulty level – yellow being the easiest and purple being the most difficult. For this reason, working Today’s Login Response could be rather tricky. You may get one group right away, but another might be a mystery to you. Fortunately, we are here to help!

Originally developed at the New York Times Games Department’s annual game jam, Connections was released in beta in June 2023. Since then, it has become one of the most popular games the NYTimes has to offer, beaten only by Worlde. Although some connections have been made to the BBC’s Only Connect program…

Hint for today’s Connections answer

Instead of jumping straight to the answer, let’s start with some clues for today’s Connections riddle:

• YELLOW – Old expressions.
• Green – Materials used to light a grill.
• Blue – Different trees.
• Purple – Items found in a spa.
• Maxim belongs to the group Yellow, Charcoal in Green and Ebony in Blue.

Remember: yellow is the easiest group to find, followed by green and blue, with purple being the hardest set of words to connect.

Login Words for June 30th

Here are the words included in today’s Connections puzzle – see if the clues above help you make a connection before checking out today’s answer:

Ash	Electric	Saw	Jet
Gas	chestnut	Filtered	Gum
Ebony	Maxim	Drink	Heating
Pump	Cherry	coal	Adage

Connections response for June 30

Without further ado, here is Connections’ response for today:

• Old saying – Adage, Chestnut, Maxim, Saw.
• Grill Fuel Sources – Charcoal, electric, gas, wood.
• Trees – Ash, Cherry, Ebony, Gum.
• Spa Components – Filter, heater, jet, pump.

Today’s connections puzzle included some pretty fun groups to find. The first one I found was the green group, although I lost a try since the first time I tried to group charcoal, electric, gas and heat together. But three tries were enough for me to then find the blue group and the purple group. I wish I could find the yellow group first, but it looks like I need to update my vocabulary with some old sayings.

What to play after Connections?

The obvious answer to this question is Wordle, but if you’ve already solved that problem today, the New York Times has other games. As for word-based games, the NYTimes has Mini Crossword, Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, and Strands, which is still in beta. If you fancy a break from words, you could also try Tiles – a pattern matching game – or Sudoku.

Apart from the NYTimes, there is Semantle – where you have to reach the secret word by guessing its meaning. Spelling doesn’t matter in Semantle, rather you need to pay attention to the numerical value of your guesses to plot your way to the answer. If you prefer to keep the Connections format, it’s worth visiting Puzzgrid. You’ll find hundreds of Connections-style puzzles here, but the problem is that you only have three minutes to solve them.

(You can also watch Only Connect on BBC iPlayer…)

If you’re in the mood for reading, we’ve explained why the NYTimes Mini Crosswords are a reliable joy and interviewed Jonathan Knight, head of games for the NYTimes.

Good luck solving today’s connections!