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It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means: it’s time for another round of Connections!
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.
Connections Hints For January 31
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:
- CHOIR
- FLORIST
- GLEE
- TAR
- ORCHESTRA
- FIRE
- BAND
- SNAKE
- CATERER
- BARBECUE
- FESTIVITY
- FRYER
- CHEER
- LIAR
- OFFICIANT
- MIRTH
And the clues for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — joy
- Green group — paid participant at nuptials
- Blue group — sound-a-likes
- Purple group — linked by a small chasm
Connections Groups For January 31
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — merriment
- Green group — booked for a wedding
- Blue group — rhymes
- Purple group — ____ pit
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 — merriment (CHEER, GLEE, FESTIVITY, MIRTH)
- Green group — booked for a wedding (BAND, CATERER, FLORIST, OFFICIANT)
- Blue group — rhymes (CHOIR, FIRE, LIAR, FRYER)
- Purple group — ____ pit (BARBECUE, ORCHESTRA, SNAKE, TAR)
Dear me, this was a disastrous game of Connections. As such, my five-day winning streak is over.
My first mistake came when I assembled several types of musical groups (ORCHESTRA, BAND, GLEE, CHOIR). No dice there. I then spotted the greens, but that was the only group I managed to put together today.
I got stuck on the purples at that point. Every attempt I made included the word FIRE, leading to my demise. I would like to point out that the blues are arguably a little unfair, since you might not detect the rhyme depending on your accent.
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 Thursday’s game if you need them.
