Today's Connections Hints & Answers For June 8, 2024 (Puzzle #362)

After a long week of work, you may find yourself sleepy while trying to solve this puzzle. This one can be a bit tricky with several crossover words and a few more challenging categories. However, we are here to save the day and allow you to work a little less hard and give you some solid hints in the form of Category names and all the answers so you do not have to ruin your streak.

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Some tricky words are going on with this puzzle, but it is easier to sort out if you know the category names listed below.

GRAB ONE'S ATTENTION

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ANAGRAMS

PRETTY ___

GRAB ONE'S ATTENTION

ABSORB

ENGROSS

HOLD

RIVET

HOLD and ENGROSS were a good pair to start with, and we used these to figure out the rest. ABSORB came along quickly after but we were not immediately sure that these words formed a full set. Once we determined that RIVETS and STAPLE did not have a connection, it made it easier to attach RIVETS to this category.

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FILM

RECORD

SHOOT

TAPE

FILM seemed to be the most popular word of choice for this week, appearing twice in a row. However, this time it is used as a verb and goes along with RECORD to mean using a camera to make a record. SHOOT was easy to guess after that, but TAPE was a little harder. We thought perhaps TAPE belonged with STAPLE, but that category did not prove fruitful and we pivoted quickly.

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