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New York Times
4 hours ago
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Connections: Sports Edition hints for June 28, 2025, puzzle No. 278
Need help with today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You've come to the right place. Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores. A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing. Advertisement You can access Saturday's game here. Game No. 278's difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 Scroll below for one answer in each of the four categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yellow: HOOK Green: SPLIT Blue: STORY Purple: OWN The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments! (Illustration: John Bradford / The Athletic)
CNET
12 hours ago
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- CNET
Today's NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for June 28, #1470
Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Wordle puzzle is kind of humorous when you look at our Wordle hint No. 5 below. Let's just say if today's answer baffles you, you'll also be feeling the meaning of the word. That'll make more sense as soon as you solve it. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on. Today's Wordle hints Before we show you today's Wordle answer, we'll give you some hints. If you don't want a spoiler, look away now. Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats Today's Wordle answer has no repeated letters. Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels There is one vowel in today's Wordle answer. Wordle hint No. 3: First letter Today's Wordle answer begins with the letter S. Wordle hint No. 4: Mother Nature Today's Wordle answer can refer to the bottom part of a tree. Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning Today's Wordle answer can also refer to when a question is too difficult for someone to answer. TODAY'S WORDLE ANSWER Today's Wordle answer is STUMP. Yesterday's Wordle answer Yesterday's Wordle answer, June 27, No. 1469 was PLAIN. Recent Wordle answers June 23, No. 1465: ODDLY June 24, No. 1466: ELITE June 25, No. 1467: COMFY June 26, No. 1468: OFFER
CNET
12 hours ago
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- CNET
Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for June 28 #482- CNET
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one. It took me a few minutes to figure out the theme, and then, the words were all over the map. Plus, the spangram is enormous -- filling up two rows and more! If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET's NYT puzzle hints page. Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far Hint for today's Strands puzzle Today's Strands theme is: ...not included. If that doesn't help you, here's a clue: Energizer bunny. Clue words to unlock in-game hints Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle's theme. If you're stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work: DICE, RICE, RICED, HIGH, RACE, MOTEL, MOTELS, LOCK, TOME, MACE, CARE, MOTE, COIL, COILS, FLAT, FLATS. Answers for today's Strands puzzle These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers: TOYS, CLOCK, CAMERA, REMOTE, FLASHLIGHT Today's Strands spangram The completed NYT Strands puzzle for June 28, 2025, #482. NYT/Screenshot by CNET Today's Strands spangram is BATTERIESREQUIRED. To find it, start with the B that's the last letter at the very bottom of the first row on the left.
CNET
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for June 28 #278
Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition has some oddball categories that I wouldn't really consider sports. They're more like games, and hobbies or leisure activities. But you get the idea. Read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn't show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it free online. Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. Yellow group hint: Reel it in. Green group hint: 21. Blue group hint: Between the bases. Purple group hint: Score! Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Yellow group: Fishing terms. Green group: Options in blackjack. Blue group: MLB shortstops. Purple group: ____ goal. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers? The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition for June 28, 2025, #278. NYT/Screenshot by CNET The yellow words in today's Connections The theme is fishing terms. The four answers are bait, hook, rod and tackle. The green words in today's Connections The theme is options in blackjack. The four answers are double down, hit, split and stand. The blue words in today's Connections The theme is MLB shortstops. The four answers are Betts, Story, Volpe and Witt. The purple words in today's Connections The theme is ____ goal. The four answers are empty net, field, golden and own.
CNET
12 hours ago
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- CNET
Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers for June 28, #748
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle could be tough. Just remember, sometimes last names can disguise themselves as regular nouns. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak. Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time Hints for today's Connections groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. Yellow group hint: Go get it, boy! Green group hint: Lots. Blue group hint: What's the trouble, officer? Purple group hint: They came up with novel items. Answers for today's Connections groups Yellow group: Things a dog can fetch. Green group: Great many. Blue group: Possible results of a traffic violation. Purple group: Industrial Revolution inventors. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words What are today's Connections answers? The completed NYT Connections puzzle for June 28, 2025, #748. NYT/Screenshot by CNET The yellow words in today's Connections The theme is things a dog can fetch. The four answers are ball, bone, Frisbee and stick. The green words in today's Connections The theme is great many. The four answers are drove, host, load and score. The blue words in today's Connections The theme is possible results of a traffic violation. The four answers are boot, points, ticket and tow. The purple words in today's Connections The theme is Industrial Revolution inventors. The four answers are Bell, Diesel, Singer and Watt.
