Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections.
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Hey, folks! I hope your weekend is off to a smashing start. Let’s keep the good times going by maintaining your Connections streak.
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…
- FRANK
- STRING
- WOOD
- RING
- DOG
- FOG
- TRAIN
- BIRDS
- CHAIN
- LINK
- IRON
- BRAT
- DRIVER
- OMEN
- SERIES
- WEDGE
And the hints for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — sequence
- Green group — stalwarts of The Open
- Blue group — scary pictures
- Purple group — these are all bangers, so to speak
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 — one thing after another
- Green group — kinds of golf clubs
- Blue group — horror movies, with “The”
- Purple group — words for sausage
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
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Today’s Connections answers are…
- Yellow group — one thing after another (CHAIN, SERIES, STRING, TRAIN)
- Green group — kinds of golf clubs (DRIVER, IRON, WEDGE, WOOD)
- Blue group — horror movies, with “The” (BIRDS, FOG, OMEN, RING)
- Purple group — words for sausage (BRAT, DOG, FRANK, LINK)
Another perfect game, and my winning streak is up to 32 overall.
I got the blues pretty much as soon as I saw OMEN. The greens were straightforward enough too.
I ran into a little trouble with the last two groups. I included LINK in my first two guesses before deducing the yellows. That left the purple group, for which I’m pleased to say I figured out the connection before submitting it.
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 Sunday’s game if you need them.
P.S. If you’re suddenly in the mood for a horror movie that starts with “The,” allow me to suggest The Mist. It reteams director Frank Darabont with source material from Stephen King (a combo that worked out terrifically with The Shawshank Redemption) for a dark tale about dangers both unseen and in plain sight. You can watch it for free (with ads) now.