Find the links between words to win today’s Connections game.
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Welcome everyone for this weekend! I hope you have a great weekend. I’m looking forward to spending some more time with my friends and family, and I don’t mind what we do as long as it’s together.
Today The New York Times Connections clues and answers come right away.
How to play Connections
In ConnectionsYou are presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to sort them into four groups of four by determining the connections between them. The groups could be things like horror movie franchises, a type of verb, or rappers.
There is only one solution for each puzzle, and you will need to watch out for words that might belong to multiple categories. You can mix the words together to perhaps help you see the connections between them.
Each group is color-coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green are in the middle, and the purple group is usually the hardest to deduce. The purple group often involves wordplay, so keep that in mind.
Select four words that you think go together and hit Submit. If you make a guess and get it wrong, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to getting a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you only have one word left to guess, but you’ll still have 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 a few tips, and if you’re really struggling, Connections answers.
What are today’s connection clues?
Scroll slowly! Right after the clues for everyone today Connections groups, I will reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you what words make them up.
Today’s 16 words are…
- SAW
- DOG
- JUG
- BOTTLE
- PHONE
- FREEZE
- CELL
- SPOONS
- MOBILE
- PROTEIN
- RATTLE
- ATOM
- WASHBOARD
- PRICE
- MOLECULE
- CRADLE
And the tips for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — the foundations of life
- Green Group – Things for the Very Young
- Blue Group — Unconventional Musicians
- Purple group — linked by a tag or playground game, perhaps
What are today’s connection groups?
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Today’s bands are…
- Yellow group — biological building blocks
- Green Group – Shopping for a Baby
- Blue group — objects used as instruments
- Purple group — ____ tag
What are the answers to today’s questions?
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Today Connections the answers are…
- Yellow group — biological building blocks (ATOM, CELL, MOLECULE, PROTEIN)
- Green Group — baby purchases (BABY BOTTLE, CRIB, MOBILE, RATTLE)
- Blue group — objects used as instruments (JUG, SAW, SPOONS, WASHBOARD)
- Purple group — label ____ (DOG, FREEZE, PHONE, PRICE)
Unfortunately, I didn’t have a perfect game today, but my current winning streak has reached five games.
My first guess was completely wrong. It was simply based on the fact that there were double letters in the middle of each word: FREEZE, RATTLE, BOTTLE, and SPOONS. I didn’t see anything that matched PHONE, MOBILE, and CELL either, so I looked elsewhere.
WASHBOARD was my entry point into the blues, which I got on the first try despite RATTLE being a red herring. The yellows were next, followed by the greens. I didn’t understand what connected the purple group until I submitted those words, but hey, I didn’t have to.
That’s all there is to say for today. Connections clues and answers. Don’t forget to check my blog for clues and the solution to Sunday’s game if you need it.
PS Continuing on yesterday’s power pop theme, here’s Fountains of Wayne’s biggest hit. “Stacy’s Mom” is extremely catchy. Adam Schlesinger really knew how to write a perfect pop song.