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Understanding Connections
In Connections, players are presented with a grid of 16 words and must identify four groups of four words that share a common connection. The challenge lies in the puzzle editor's choice of words, which often seem to fit into multiple categories, making obvious guesses rarely correct. Mastering the game requires careful thought and strategy.
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Today's Puzzle Focus
Today’s Connections puzzle focuses on the beginning and ending elements of its clues, many of which are names or two-word phrases. The yellow group, in particular, features a humorous theme. Read on for hints and the full solutions for today’s puzzle.
Hint Categories Explained
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ordered from the generally easier yellow group to the more challenging purple group.
Yellow group hint: Bathroom break.
Green group hint: Sing out.
Blue group hint: Looking at the art.
Purple group hint: Legendary beings.
Answers for Today's Connections Groups
Yellow group: Starting with terms for “toilet.”
Green group: Ending in musicals.
Blue group: Starting with US museums.
Purple group: Ending in fantasy creatures.
Yellow Group Solution
The theme for the yellow group is words starting with terms for “toilet.”
The four words are: can opener, head waiter, John Denver, and W.C. Fields.
Green Group Solution
The theme for the green group is words ending in musicals.
The four words are: elbow grease, fat cats, Linda Hamilton, and something wicked.
Blue Group Solution
The theme for the blue group is words starting with US museums.
The four words are: broad bean, Getty Images, met halfway, and Whitney Houston.
Purple Group Solution
The theme for the purple group is words ending in fantasy creatures.
The four words are: diet Sprite, Merv Griffin, NY Giant, and River Phoenix.
