Need the answers for the Thursday, June 20New York Times Connections puzzle?

To me,Wordleis more of a vocabulary test, butConnectionsis more of a brainteaser.

You’re given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected.

We’ve gottoday’s Wordle answer and hintstoo.

Yellow group hint:Home improvement items.

Green group hint:Get your bait ready.

Blue group hint:Curl up and dye.

Purple group hint:Not thunder, but ____.

Green group:Fishing gear.

Blue group:Hair salon fixtures.

Purple group:Lightning ____.

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is bits of hardware.

The four answers are nail, nut, screw and washer.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is fishing gear.

The four answers are fly, hook, line and sinker.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is hair salon fixtures.

The four answers are chair, dryer, mirror and sink.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is lightning ____.

The four answers are bolt, bug, rod and strike.

How to play Connections

Playing is easy.

Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four.

tap on the four words you think go together.

The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is the toughest.

Look at the words carefully and think about related terms.

Sometimes the connection has to do with just a part of the word.