Find the links between the words to win today’s Link game.
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Hi to all! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I’m back to reality after quite some time away, but I’m already planning my next couple of trips.
Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers come immediately.
How to play the links
In Connections, you are presented with a grid of 16 words. Your goal is to arrange them into four groups of four, identifying the links between them. Groups could be things like horror movie franchises, a type of verb, or rappers.
There is only one solution to each puzzle and you should be careful when dealing with words that may fit into more than one category. You can mix up the words to help you perhaps see the links between them.
Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, the blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the hardest to figure out. The purple team often includes puns, so keep that in mind.
Choose four words that you think go together and hit submit. If you make a guess and get it wrong, you’ll lose a life. If you’re getting close to getting a group right, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you still need to figure out which ones to change.
If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some pointers, and if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers.
What are today’s hookup tips?
Scroll slowly! Right after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I will reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you what words are included in them.
Today’s 16 words are:
- SINCERE
- FRUIT
- EGG
- DIRECT
- PLAIN
- PRODUCE
- I AM WRITING
- MUM
- RETURN
- PRETEND
- REWARD
- EVERYTHING
- VAMP
- POPPY
- IT WAS
- AVAIL
And the tips for today’s teams are:
- Yellow group — positive effort results
- Green Team — variations on a food that’s way better in Montreal than New York (yeah, I said it)
- Blue team — actions for which one can receive an Oscar
- Purple team — classic movie villains, for short
What are today’s connection groups?
Need some extra help?
Attention: we are starting to enter spoiler area.
Today’s teams are…
- Yellow team — something earned by hard work
- Green group — types of bagels
- Blue team — contribute to a movie
- Purple team — monster starts
What are the answers to today’s connections?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll down the page until you’re ready to learn today’s Connections answers.
This is your last warning!
Today’s Connections the answers are…
- Yellow team — something earned by hard work (BENEFIT, FRUIT, RETURN, PAYMENT)
- Green group — types of bagels (EGG, ALL, PLAIN, PARAPOULA)
- Blue team — contribute to a film (ACT, DIRECT, PRODUCE, WRITE)
- Purple team — monster starts (FRANK, MUM, VAMP, WERE)
I was one stupid mistake away from a perfect game, but I’ll get my fourth straight win and be happy about it.
I got the blue group first, but not before I made a mistake including VAMP (as in to improvise on stage) instead of PRODUCE. Like I said, a stupid mistake to make. I fixed it pretty quickly.
The yellows were next and quite clear. That’s when I timed the purple words. That leaves the greens for the win, and I’m suddenly tempted to make a trip to Montreal’s Fairmount Bagel.
That’s all there is for today Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for tips and the solution for Monday’s game if you need them.
PS I’m going to skip today’s song recommendation in favor of a cinematic, based on today’s game. What are we doing in the shadows? is an excellent mockumentary about several vampires living together and having to get used to a newcomer. It’s so much fun. I really should finally watch the TV show that came out of it.
