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Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for June 23, No. 1,108.
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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: Boogie down!
Green group hint: Do not pass Go.
Blue group hint: Reading the news.
Purple group hint: Some academic gowns have these.
Answers for today's Connections groups
Yellow group: Dance styles.
Green group: In a Monopoly box.
Blue group: Content sorting options online.
Purple group: Things with mantles/mantels.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today's Connections answers?
The yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is dance styles. The four answers are foxtrot, modern, swing and tap.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is in a Monopoly box. The four answers are deed, hotel, money and token.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is content sorting options online. The four answers are featured, popular, recent and trending.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is things with mantles/mantels. The four answers are Earth, emperor, fireplace and Yankees.
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GAEL COOPER
CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line. See full bio

