Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections.
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Hey there, folks! I hope you had a most excellent weekend. It’s going to be yet another busy day for me between Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote and an Ubisoft games event, but it should be fun nonetheless.
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:
- ARROW
- CRUCIFIX
- HYPHEN
- HYBRID
- ANGRY
- COMPLEX
- SUBSTANCE
- CHECKBOX
- BAROQUE
- CRUX
- INVOLVED
- HEART
- ESSENCE
- ELABORATE
- BETRAY
- BULLET
And the hints for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — central
- Green group — intricate, involving many components
- Blue group — ways to denote separate items in a collection
- Purple group — linked by the official name for the “X” button on a PlayStation controller
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — core
- Green group — complicated
- Blue group — symbols used in making lists
- Purple group — what “cross” might mean
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 — core (CRUX, ESSENCE, HEART, SUBSTANCE)
- Green group — complicated (BAROQUE, COMPLEX, ELABORATE, INVOLVED)
- Blue group — symbols used in making lists (ARROW, BULLET, CHECKBOX, HYPHEN)
- Purple group — what “cross” might mean (ANGRY, BETRAY, CRUCIFIX, HYBRID)
I got a perfect game today, which is a great way to mark a new personal best streak of 20 wins.
I got the groups in order, with ESSENCE giving me an entry way into the yellows. It took me a few minutes to figure out the greens, as I didn’t initially see what would go with COMPLEX, ELABORATE and INVOLVED.
As for the blues, I figured at first the ARROW and BULLET were either projectiles or things that travel forward. I eventually realized the other two words that would go with them. I didn’t figure out the purple connection but hey, I didn’t have to.
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 Tuesday’s game if you need them.
P.S. My excitement for Scotland’s opening game of Euro 2024 on Friday is growing by the minute, so here’s a wee tune from a band from my hometown.