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: Readers know these well.
Green group hint: Meow mix.
Blue group hint: Uneasiness or anxiety, but just one.
Purple group hint: Words beginning with healthy items.
Answers for today's Connections groups
Yellow group: Parts of a book.
Green group: Cat coat patterns.
Blue group: Nervousness, in the singular.
Purple group: Starting with vegetables.
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What are today's Connections answers?
New York Times Connections for July 28, 2024.
Screenshot by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper/CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is parts of a book. The four answers are cover, jacket, page and spine.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is cat coat patterns. The four answers are calico, tabby, tortoiseshell and tuxedo.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is nervousness, in the singular. The four answers are butterfly, jitter, nerve and willy.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is starting with vegetables. The four answers are Beethoven, cornucopia, kaleidoscope and peacock.
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."