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Hints for Today’s Connections Themes

Here are some non-spoilery hints for categorizing today’s Connections:

• Yellow category – Items that are fictional.

• Green category – Actions that attract a crush’s notice.

• Blue category – All are playable on a vintage gaming system.

• Purple category – They share a common single word but hold different meanings.

ALERT: Spoilers Ahead!

The answers to today’s puzzle will soon be revealed. Scroll carefully if you prefer not to have your experience spoiled. (The complete solutions can be found further down.)

Insights on the Challenging Aspects

The classic video game SONIC THE HEDGEHOG doesn’t fit into the video game category for today. To identify its proper group, consider Sonic’s companion’s name.

While ROMANCE and FANTASY are indeed genres of literature, they don’t belong together in this context. Note that ROMANCE is being used as a verb.

INVENTION here refers to something imaginative rather than something created by an inventor.

Categories of Today’s Connections

• Yellow: FABRICATION

• Green: WOO

• Blue: CLASSIC ATARI GAMES

• Purple: THINGS FEATURING TAILS

DOUBLE ALERT: Solutions Below

Ready for the answers to today’s Connections puzzle? They are divulged below.

Yellow Words in Today’s Connections

The yellow grouping is typically the most straightforward. The theme today is FABRICATION, comprising the words: FAIRY TALE, FANTASY, FICTION, and INVENTION.

Green Words in Today’s Connections

The green category is often seen as the second-easiest. The theme here is WOO, which includes: CHARM, COURT, PURSUE, and ROMANCE.

Blue Words in Today’s Connections

Blue represents the second-hardest category. The theme for the blue group revolves around CLASSIC ATARI GAMES, featuring: ASTEROIDS, BREAKOUT, CENTIPEDE, and DEFENDER.

Purple Words in Today’s Connections

The purple grouping is the most challenging. The theme revolves around THINGS FEATURING TAILS, represented by: COIN TOSS, COMETS, DRESS COAT, and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG.

Guide to Playing Connections

A comprehensive s guide to playing Connections is available, but here’s a quick rundown:

Start by accessing the Connections game either on the New York Times website or via their Games app. The game presents a board with 16 tiles, each displaying a word or phrase. Your task is to select a set of four tiles that are related. Occasionally, the connections are straightforward, like types of weather (RAIN, SLEET, HAIL, SNOW), but occasionally involve wordplay, like types of lists: BUCKET, GUEST, TOP TEN, WISH.

Choose four terms and press the Submit button. Correct guesses will display the category and corresponding color (yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and finally purple). If incorrect, you will be prompted to try again.

Your goal is to identify all four groups correctly. If four errors occur before completion, the game concludes, and the answers are disclosed.

Tips for Winning Connections

The key to succeeding in Connections is recognizing that the groups are crafted to challenge the player. Overlapping categories are common. For instance, a previous puzzle contained six breakfast items: BACON, EGG, PANCAKE, OMELET, WAFFLE, and CEREAL. However, BACON was part of a grouping of painters alongside CLOSE, MUNCH, and WHISTLER, while EGG belonged with things that come in dozens, such as JUROR, ROSE, and MONTH. Be cautious not to hit “submit” until you’ve verified your grouping has only those four items.

If you find yourself stuck, try focusing on words that appear disconnected from others. For example, if WHISTLER reminds you of the painting “Whistler’s Mother,” you could be onto something significant. Upon solving that, checking on painter Close confirmed the progress.

When in need of assistance, reading a few helpful hints can prove beneficial, which is why daily pointers are shared. Be sure to check back for the next puzzle!