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Hey, there! I hope you’re having a fantastic week and, unlike me, didn’t spend too much time trying to figure out what letter to add to AURA to make it the name of an automaker after yesterday’s game. Thanks to everyone who wrote in and told me it was Acura! Appreciate you.
Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers are coming right up.
In Connections, you’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like horror movie franchises, a type of verb or rappers.
There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them.
Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is typically the hardest one to deduce. The purple group often involves wordplay, so bear that in mind.
Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll still need to figure out which one to swap.
If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers.
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are:
And the hints for today’s groups are:
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Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
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Today’s Connections answers are…
Just the one mistake prevented me from getting a perfect game, but my overall streak is up to four wins.
I made my error right out of the gate with a group of CINCH, PICNIC, BREEZE and COAST. The latter didn’t quite fit with the others in hindsight, but I knew I was on the wrong track as I didn’t get the “One away…” prompt. It was then I realized that GLIDE and SAIL went with BREEZE and COAST.
The greens were up next and I took a bit of a risk by including ICE, as I’d never heard it being used in that context before. I was happy to get that group though. After that, the yellows were immediately apparent. I figured out the purple connection just before submitting the group for another win.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for hints and the solution for Friday’s game if you need them.
P.S. If you’re here, you probably enjoy puzzles. So if you’re looking for a new brain-teasing game to play on Switch or Steam, I highly, highly recommend Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, which is out today.
It’s the latest game from Simogo, the studio behind one of my favorite games of all time in Sayonara Wild Hearts. The follow-up is entirely centered around puzzles and a mysterious plot that you gradually piece together as you progress.
I’m nowhere close to finishing Lorelei for a number of reasons, but can already say I love it very much. It’s strange, tough, intoxicating and far too smart for me. I’ll have a more in-depth write up soon, so keep your (laser) eyes peeled.
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