Hints
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough purple group.
Yellow group hint: Speak straight.
Green group hint: Add to a Mac or PC.
Blue group hint: Physics students know this.
Purple group hint: Touch.
Answers
Yellow group: Forthright.
Green group: Things you install on a computer.
Blue group: Quantities in a formula for power.
Purple group: ____ tap.
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Detailed Breakdown
The theme is forthright.
The four answers are direct, frank, open and vocal.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is things you install on a computer.
The four answers are driver, extension, plugin and update.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is quantities in a formula for power.
The four answers are distance, force, power and time.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ tap.
The four answers are double, love, phone and spinal.
How to Play
In Connections, you look at a grid of 16 words and pick four words that have a connection to one another. You do this four times until all 16 words in the puzzle are grouped. The tough part is that puzzle editor Wyna Liu chooses words that could fit in multiple groups. The obvious guess is almost always going to be wrong.
The New York Times features a Connections Bot to analyze your answers after you play, allowing registered players to track their progress, win rates, and win streaks.
