Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections.
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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.
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…
- HOT DOG
- WORD
- BUG
- TWEET
- PEEP
- PORK
- PEACOCK
- QUACK
- HAM
- SHAM
- SPEED
- SOUND
- FRAUD
- NOISE
- SHOWBOAT
- CHARLATAN
And the hints for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — phony
- Green group — pronouncement
- Blue group — extrovert, perhaps
- Purple group — Warne Bro. favorite
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
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Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — impostor
- Green group — utterance
- Blue group — one who likes showing off
- Purple group — Looney Tunes characters minus a letter
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
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Today’s Connections answers are…
- Yellow group — impostor (CHARLATAN, FRAUD, QUACK, SHAM)
- Green group — utterance (NOISE, PEEP, SOUND, WORD)
- Blue group — one who likes showing off (HAM, HOT DOG, PEACOCK, SHOWBOAT)
- Purple group — Looney Tunes characters minus a letter (BUG, PORK, SPEED, TWEET)
No perfect game today, but I’m back to winning ways after taking an L yesterday.
I got the groups in order today. CHARLATAN and FRAUD made the yellows clear enough. I made a mistake with the greens by including TWEET instead of WORD, but I swiftly corrected that error.
It took me a while to figure out the blues. I was certain that HAM, PEACOCK and SHOWBOAT went together, but the fourth wasn’t super clear. I took an educated guess by including HOT DOG as it seemed the most likely option, even though I’ve never heard of it being used in this context. Anyway, that worked and left the purples (which I never would have figured out) for the 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. Some of the lyrics in this song are problematic and not entirely PC. However, the instrumentation, hooks and opening piano riff are top notch. I can’t get it out of my head at the minute.
Deepak Sen is a tech enthusiast who covers the latest technological innovations, from AI to consumer gadgets. His articles provide readers with a glimpse into the ever-evolving world of technology.
