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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. Read on for today’s Connections hints and answers.
If you find yourself stumped, check out today’s Wordle and Strands answers, too.
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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.”
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: Recess fun.
Green group hint: Like soap on a rope.
Blue group hint: Not wet.
Purple group hint: Goo-goo, ga-ga.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Playground equipment.
Green group: Found at the end of a string/cord.
Blue group: Described as dry.
Purple group: Baby ____.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
NYT Connections completed puzzle for Aug. 28, 2024.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is playground equipment. The four answers are monkey bars, slide, swings and teeter-totter.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is found at the end of a string/cord. The four answers are pendulum, tea bag, tetherball and yo-yo.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is described as dry. The four answers are desert, humor, martini and teetotaler.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is baby ____. The four answers are blues, boomer, steps and teeth.
