Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for June 8 #1093

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a real challenge. I always enjoy a movie category though, and there’s a fun one today. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times 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 the 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: Splish-splash.

Green group hint: It sits on your shoulders.

Blue group hint: Think of a large, heavy nail used in building a railroad track.

Purple group hint: Enjoy the show.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Landforms by water.

Green group: Slang for head.

Blue group: Things that can be spiked.

Purple group: “The ____ Man” movies.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is landforms by water. The four answers are delta, island, isthmus and peninsula.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is slang for head. The four answers are coconut, dome, melon and pate.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is things that can be spiked. The four answers are mohawk, punch, sea urchin and volleyball.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is “The ____ Man” movies.  The four answers are elephant, invisible, omega and running.