Connections, the New York Times word Puzzle, asks you to group words together based on a shared relationship. To play Connections successfully, you’ll have to think critically about the relationship between words, but don't worry, we are here to help!
To help you crack today's Connections Puzzle, we have some hints. But be warned: These puzzles can be tricky, so try not to look at the answers until you have exhausted all your other options. There's a lot of possibilities when it comes to grouping words together – but only one correct way.
Remember that today’s Connections categories consist of four words each. This could be one of the more challenging puzzles, but a few tips can really help you move more quickly, with those solutions - so you don't get trapped by some of the more common, wrong guesses - there are many!
Category Hints:
- Beverages: One of the more simple categories but the word WATER can be a trap as it is a common beverage. But it does not fit in this specific category. You might also have to think twice about PRUNE JUICE.
- Care for a Plant ( a category, that's a bit tricky. You have to think about WATER as a verb rather than a noun. It could be confusing, so use some of those strategic thinking skills,
- Items Sold in Pairs - you might be able to group these words together with those two key words – BOOKEND and EARBUD,
- Bugs plus a Starting Letter ( a category that is more challenging to understand at first glance), it might help if you try and spot a pattern - there’s only one word that does not fit into that pattern (but the rest, do).
Answers
- Beverages
- JUICE
- MILK
- PUNCH
- SODA
- Care for a Plant
- FERTILIZE
- POT
- PRUNE
- WATER
- Items Sold in Pairs
- BOOKEND
- EARBUD
- SKI
- SOCK
- Bugs Plus Starting Letter
- BLOUSE
- PANT
- SMITE
- STICK
Additional Tips
- Think critically about the relationship between words - what common elements or attributes do they share?
- Pay attention to the starting letter – it might help to point you in the right direction, but don’t get distracted – look for more specific connections.
- If you're stuck, try making a list of all the possible categories and try and pair off the words with some of those categories to help you move forward.
With these Hints, you can solve today’s Connections puzzle.
Good luck, and happy puzzling!.
If you’re struggling to solve, those Connections puzzles – there are other word Games that can help you with those brain training exercises.
Similar Word Games:
To continue your word gaming adventures, check out some of these games. Each game presents its own challenges and twists, making for some enjoyable and rewarding experiences that will continue to improve your skills as a word player - but we’ve provided some more help with those Games. To make those games a bit easier for those players:
- Wordle: This is a very popular game and we are happy to provide the answers, and those helpful hints which you can find here in our Wordle guide
- Worldle: ( this game is really great for anyone who's a geography enthusiast – a fun and interesting puzzle. We have all the answers.
- The Password Game: It’s very popular and one of those games that’s really good at testing your brain power – there's that extra element of surprise - its always something new and unique and we have a great guide.
- Absurdle: This game is very similar to Wordle, those who play those types of word games will likely recognize the game’s mechanics and a bit more challenging - as it adds some twist to the game. Those who are struggling can also find a guide with more hints and some advice to make this game easier. It is also a free game to play and can be played by anyone so have some fun – good luck !
And don't forget, if you’re looking for something new and more exciting - to try a new puzzle, there are other word games, that are always coming out, but some of these games will keep those brains thinking.
This will help you learn new ways to make a password more unique and that will help you solve those problems with the new game.
- Beverages
