Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections.
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Hey, folks! I hope your week’s off to a stellar start. The Scotland result aside, Euro 2024 has been supremely entertaining so far. Long may that continue.
Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers are coming right up.
How To Play Connections
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.
What Are Today’s Connections Hints?
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:
- POWER
- CASINO
- UMBRELLA
- CHERRY
- DIAMONDS
- SWORD
- SHIELD
- TOMORROW
- OLIVE
- MENU
- QUANTUM
- SCREEN
- BLOCK
- VOLUME
- COVER
- CHANNEL
And the hints for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — TV adjustments
- Green group — mask
- Blue group — seen behind a bar
- Purple group — 007 openers
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
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Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — remote control buttons
- Green group — hide from view
- Blue group — drink garnishes
- Purple group — first word in Bond movie titles
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are…
- Yellow group — remote control buttons (CHANNEL, MENU, POWER, VOLUME)
- Green group — hide from view (BLOCK, COVER, SCREEN, SHIELD)
- Blue group — drink garnishes (CHERRY, OLIVE, SWORD, UMBRELLA)
- Purple group — first word in Bond movie titles (CASINO, DIAMONDS, QUANTUM, TOMORROW)
I’m back on the perfect game train today as I extend my overall winning streak to 28 games. A 30-day streak is in my sights, followed by a full calendar month of victories.
SCREEN and SHIELD were my entry points into the greens, while VOLUME and MENU made the yellow group clear enough.
I struggled a little with the last two groups. However, I eventually realized that CHERRY, OLIVE and UMBRELLA were cocktail embellishments. It took me a minute to clock the fourth word until I vaguely remembered that plastic swords have been added to my drinks in the past. I still don’t understand that one.
I definitely should have figured out the purple connection. For the record, the movies are Casino Royale, Diamonds Are Forever, Quantum of Solace and Tomorrow Never Dies.
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 Wednesday’s game if you need them.
P.S. I cannot see the words Quantum of Solace and not think of this excellent alternate theme song for the movie that Joe Cornish came up with. I’ll spare you the context, but I find it very amusing.