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If you are struggling with today’sConnectionspuzzle, just take a breath and use these hints and tricks we’ve prepared for you. Today’s puzzle has some interesting overlaps with words that all seem like they could go together, which makes it difficult to sort out what belongs in which category. It also makes it harder to determine what the categories themselves are.
If you likeConnections,you will also like theNYT’sMini Crosswordpuzzle. We all love a good crossword, and thisone is short and sweet and does not expect you to have to spend an hour to solve it. It is a great way to feel accomplished and make you feel good about your dictionary and cultural knowledge. And tomorrow there will be another new puzzle along with the dailyConnections.
Wordle History: Today’s Answer & All Past Words
Wordle is a simple daily word game that has taken the internet by storm. With only 6 chances to get the right answer, players may need a little help.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
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As these categories are a bit tricky to figure out, we have a few hints for you to attempt to get them on your own. Today has two pairs of categories that could be seen as overlapping, which makes it even more tricky to separate them, so if these hints do not help, we have more to follow.
The tricky part of these categories is the number of animal-related words, as well as the fact that the first two categories are not as intermixed but do have some words that have different definitions that can go with either. However, knowing the category names will help you start to differentiate them and hopefully solve the puzzle on your own.
GUST
PUFF
While most of these words are unlikely to be mistaken for the “Rotate” category, WIND is quite confusing. If you are not sure what the next category is, this can cause some confusion as DRAFT does have multiple meanings and could be seen in a different context. However, GUST, PUFF, and BLOW are all fairly similar and can help you figure out thatthis category is actually about how wind moves.
TURN
WIND
CRANK, REEL, and TURN are also fairly big clues on this one, as they allhave to do with moving something. WIND is a bit misleading, but if you read it as winding a clock as opposed to the actual wind it makes much more sense.
That will help you pull this category together, and you will only have eight more words to sort out. However, sometimes the last eight words are the hardest to figure out and you can often get stuck trying to figure out which word goes where.
10 Best Connections Tips, Tricks, & Strategies
Four categories with four words each sounds simple, but the daily challenge of the Connections game can prove difficult without a few tips to help.
LION
RAM
Zodiac Symbols are extremely popular in mass culture right now, but being able to pick these particular symbols out of a larger group of animals can be a little confusing. If you don’t know what you are looking for, you might not know what you are looking for. At first, I thought there might be a category for “things with shells” but this did not pan out due to the lack of words with that connotation.
Instead, these areZodiac symbols, particularly from Western Astrology. CRAB also is not a very popular symbol spoken about, and it does not exist in Eastern Astrology. That tends to be the more popular representation in mass culture today, so remembering that the Crab is the animal associated with Cancer can be difficult.
POP
TURTLE
This one is very cute and sentimental, but it might be hard to discern from the other animals if you do not know these stories extremely well. However, if you do not, they are worth reading and have a lot of good life lessons in a very child-friendly way. The illustrations are whimsical and fun, and while the Grinch is themost popular character from Dr. Suess, there are plenty of other characters to love.
Other Games Like Connections
Once you have settled in, you can keep puzzling with one of the options in the table below:
Is It Free To Play?
Wordle(NYT)
Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues.EveryWordleanswercan be found in our daily updated list.
Yes
Worldle
Name a country based only on its silhouette, and a few geographical hints.
The Password Game
Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. you may find somehelpful tips in ourPassword Gameguide.
Absurdle
Try to solve a game ofWordlewithout any help. With each guess, the game reveals as little information as possible, even changing the word if need be.
