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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 February 15
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:
- LIGHT
- DESERT
- BAKE
- WATCH
- OASIS
- HOURGLASS
- MONITOR
- BLUR
- BEACH
- TIMER
- PULP
- TRACK
- BROIL
- SURVEY
- PLAYGROUND
- SUEDE
And the clues for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — closely keep an eye on
- Green group — linked to what’s said to be the planet’s most-consumed natural resource after water
- Blue group — range controls
- Purple group — they lit up the U.K. charts in the ‘90s
Connections Groups For February 15
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — follow attentively
- Green group — where you might find sand
- Blue group — oven buttons
- Purple group — Britpop bands
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 — follow attentively (MONITOR, SURVEY, TRACK, WATCH)
- Green group — where you might find sand (BEACH, DESERT, HOURGLASS, PLAYGROUND)
- Blue group — oven buttons (BAKE, BROIL, LIGHT, TIMER)
- Purple group — Britpop bands (BLUR, OASIS, PULP, SUEDE)
Today marked my second win in a row and I was delighted to achieve that with a perfect game.
I thought today’s game was pretty fun, with a lot of potential intersecting groups and red herrings to navigate. Still, I didn’t have much trouble with it.
I figured pretty quickly that there was a group of sand-related words. OASIS didn’t quite fit and HOURGLASS seemed more likely than TIMER, so I secured the greens swiftly. SURVEY then gave me an entry point into the yellow group.
After gazing at the remaining words for a few minutes and clicking on a few to see what would gel in my brain, both the blues and purples hit me like a ton of bricks. I figured out both groups simultaneously and secured the win.
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 Friday’s game if you need them.
P.S. I grew up in the U.K. in the ‘90s so I was forged in the fires of Britpop. I always liked Blur more than Oasis. So, please enjoy one of my favorite Blur songs:
