Need the answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brainteaser. You’re given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected. Sometimes they’re obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu knows how to trick you by using words that can fit into more than one group. Read on for today’s Connections hints and answers. Want more game answers? Here’s the Wordle answer for today, and here’s the answer for Strands. And do you solve the NYT Mini Crossword? Here’s today’s answer for that. Read more: NYT Connections Could Be the New Wordle: Our Hints and Tips
- The game Connections presents a challenge of grouping 16 words into four meaningful categories.
- The editor Wyna Liu sometimes tricks players with words that can fit into multiple groups.
- Answers and hints for the puzzle are provided to help players with the Connections game.
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
- Yellow group hint: Wheeee!
- Green group hint: Put up with.
- Blue group hint: Malarkey.
- Purple group hint: Not clack, but.
Yellow group: Bit of excitement. Green group: Tolerate. Blue group: Nonsense Purple group: Things to click. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words New York Times Connections completed puzzle for August 3, 2024. The theme is bit of excitement. The four answers are high, kick, rush and thrill. The theme is tolerate. The four answers are bear, stand, stomach and take. The theme is nonsense. The four answers are baloney, bull, bunk and tripe. The theme is things to click. The four answers are heels, mouse, remote and tongue. Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words you think go together. The groups are coded by color, though you don’t know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is the toughest. Look at the words carefully and think about related terms. Sometimes the connection has to do with just a part of the word. Once, four words were grouped because each started with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”