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.
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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: Get in there.
Green group hint: Food-service roles.
Blue group hint: It's organized by frequency or wavelength.
Purple group hint: A small amount.
Answers for today's Connections groups
Yellow group: Cram
Green group: Restaurant jobs.
Blue group: Electromagnetic spectrum.
Purple group: Things with bits.
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What are today's Connections answers?
Completed NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 7, 2024.
Screenshot by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper/CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is cram. The four answers are jam, pack, ram and stuff.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is restaurant jobs. The four answers are cook, dishwasher, host and server.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is electromagnetic spectrum. The four answers are microwave, radio, visible and x-ray.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is things with bits. The four answers are bridle, byte, comedian and drill.
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."