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Hey there, gang! I hope your week’s off to a terrific start. It’s likely going to be a busy day for me thanks to Apple running an event that’s probably to do with new iPads, but that should keep things interesting.
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:
- SNAP
- WRAP
- TRAP
- CLAP
- BOB
- BUN
- YAP
- TAP
- APPLAUSE
- GOLF
- DRINKS
- CHOPS
- HERO
- KISSER
- FUNDING
- ROLL
And the hints for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — lunch delivery options
- Green group — gob, piehole
- Blue group — keep time
- Purple group —
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 — deli bread options
- Green group — slang for mouth
- Blue group — keep rhythm with music
- Purple group — round of ____
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 — deli bread options (BUN, HERO, ROLL, WRAP)
- Green group — slang for mouth (CHOPS, KISSER, TRAP, YAP)
- Blue group — keep rhythm with music (BOB, CLAP, SNAP, TAP)
- Purple group — round of ____ (APPLAUSE, DRINKS, FUNDING, GOLF)
I didn’t quite get a perfect game, but I’m pleased to extend my streak to six wins.
I got the yellows first before a moderately nonsensical guess of APPLAUSE, CLAP, TAP and CHOPS. I recovered to complete the greens and the purples, leaving me with the blues for a 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 Wednesday’s game if you need them.
P.S. I’m on a horror comedy kick at the moment, apparently, so here’s another movie recommendation. It’s gorier than what We Do In The Shadows and One Cut Of The Dead, but Little Monsters is certainly sweeter than those two as well. Lupita Nyong’o is as sublime as ever as a kindergarten teacher who tries to protect her kids from a zombie outbreak. The trailer gives away some of the best jokes, though it does offer a good sense of what’s in store:
Back to music chat tomorrow. Probably.
