Need the answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brainteaser. You’re given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected. Sometimes they’re obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu knows how to trick you by using words that can fit into more than one group.
And do you also play Wordle? We’ve got today’s Wordle answer and hints too.
We’ve also got today’s answer and some general tips for Strands, a new game from the Times that’s just moved out of beta and into the NYT’s Games app.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Think back to science class.
Green group hint: Goo-goo, gaa-gaa.
Blue group hint: Homemade musical items.
Purple group hint: You’re it!
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Biological building blocks.
Green group: Purchases for a baby.
Blue group: Objects played as instruments.
Purple group: ____ tag.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is biological building blocks. The four answers are atom, cell, molecule and protein.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is purchases for a baby. The four answers are bottle, crib, mobile and rattle.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is objects played as instruments. The four answers are jug, saw, spoons and washboard.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ tag. The four answers are dog, freeze, phone and price.
How to play Connections
Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words you think go together. The groups are coded by color, though you don’t know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is the toughest. Look at the words carefully, and think about related terms. Sometimes the connection has to do with just a part of the word. Once, four words were grouped because each started with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”
