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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 January 7
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:
- META
- PHYSICAL
- WISDOM
- BEAUTY
- PEACH
- BABY
- APPLE
- EYE
- SWEET
- BAR
- GEM
- FINAL
- ALPHABET
- MARVEL
- ORAL
- AMAZON
And the clues for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — you’re likely using one of their products right now
- Green group — types of tests
- Blue group — remarkable thing
- Purple group — “fangs” for a perfect game!
Connections Groups For January 7
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Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — tech companies
- Green group — kinds of exams
- Blue group — something exemplary
- Purple group — ____ tooth
Connections Answers For January 7
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 — tech companies (ALPHABET, AMAZON, APPLE, META)
- Green group — kinds of exams (BAR, FINAL, ORAL, PHYSICAL)
- Blue group — something exemplary (BEAUTY, GEM, MARVEL, PEACH)
- Purple group — ____ tooth (BABY, EYE, SWEET, WISDOM)
My overall winning streak is up to 13 after my first perfect game for a few days.
I got the blues first, with the one-two punch of MARVEL and BEAUTY opening the door for me there. I initially thought that having a group of tech companies would be too obvious, but I couldn’t see anything else that made sense for any of those words. I took a small gamble by grouping them, but that paid off.
The greens were next and straightforward enough. I’ve gotta be honest: I didn’t even bother trying to figure out the purple connection today. The festivities of the holiday season may finally have caught up to me, but thankfully it’s Sunday and I can rest ahead of a busy 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 Monday’s game if you need them.
