Need the answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brainteaser. You're given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected. Sometimes they're obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu knows how to trick you by using words that can fit into more than one group. Read on for today's Connections hints and answers.
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Hints for today's Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: I'll live.
Green group hint: Hallmark categories
Blue group hint: Do you comprehend?
Purple group hint: Not ear, but…
Answers for today's Connections groups
Yellow group: Survive.
Green group: Kinds of greeting cards.
Blue group: Are we clear?
Purple group: Words after "eye."
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What are today's Connections answers?
New York Times Connections completed puzzle for August 5, 2024.
The yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is survive. The four answers are get by, hack it, make do and manage.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is kinds of greeting cards. The four answers are birthday, congratulations, get well and thank you.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is "Are we clear?" The four answers are capisce, get it, see and understand.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is words after "eye." The four answers are candy, contact, shadow and witness.
How to play Connections
Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words you think go together. The groups are coded by color, though you don't know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue and purple is the toughest. Look at the words carefully and think about related terms. Sometimes the connection has to do with just a part of the word. Once, four words were grouped because each started with the name of a rock band, including "Rushmore" and "Journeyman."