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Hello, everyone! The weekend, it is here. It’s still too cold for my building’s outdoor pool to be open, but it can’t be long now. I’m excited to make the most of it this summer.
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:
- POWER
- DRIVE
- WILL
- SHORTS
- SHOE
- SERIES
- TEE
- FLY
- BATTERY
- SUNGLASSES
- SET
- RADISH
- DESIRE
- ARRAY
- HAT
- RESOLVE
And the hints for today’s groups are:
- Yellows — determination
- Greens — warm weather wear
- Blues — smatterings (or large quantities) of similar stuff
- Purples — linked by a quadruped
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 — intrinsic motivators
- Green group — summer gear
- Blue group — collections
- Purple group — horse ____
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 — intrinsic motivators (DESIRE, DRIVE, RESOLVE, WILL)
- Green group — summer gear (HAT, SHORTS, SUNGLASSES, TEE)
- Blue group — collections (ARRAY, BATTERY, SERIES, SET)
- Purple group — horse ____ (FLY, POWER, RADISH, SHOE)
Four perfect games in a row means my overall winning streak is up to eight.
I got the yellows first, followed by the greens. I had no trouble with either group. Once I I figured out the link to “horseradish” for RADISH, the rest was academic. Not sure I would have figured out that BATTERY belonged with the blues since that’s not the most common term for a collection, but I’ll take a perfect game any day of the week.
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. Believe it or not, pro wrestling is hot again. I haven’t really stopped watching it since I was a kid and, wouldn’t you know it, WrestleMania is taking place this weekend. It’s a solid card and lapsed fans may be happy to see The Rock competing this year.
If you’re at a loose end and you have a Peacock subscription, I recommend checking out the show tonight and tomorrow. Here’s the rundown of each night’s card, with my predictions in bold.
WrestleMania Saturday
- The Rock & Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins
- Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Becky Lynch
- Intercontinental Championship: Gunther (c) vs. Sami Zayn
- Six Pack Ladder Tag Team Championship: The Judgment Day (c) vs. DIY vs. Awesome Truth vs. The New Day vs. A-Town Down Under vs. New Catch Republic (rumors suggest the titles will be split again between two teams)
- Jey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso
- Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee vs. Dominik Mysterio & Santos Escobar
- Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair & Naomi vs. Damage CTRL
WrestleMania Sunday
- WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes
- World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
- Women’s Championship: Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley
- United States Championship: Logan Paul (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens
- Philadelphia Street Fight: Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits vs. The Final Testament
- LA Knight vs. AJ Styles
