It sounds easy, but it isn’tConnections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific.
If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered.
What Is Connections?
Connections is a game from the New York Times.
The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4.
Each group of words will be connected by some common idea or theme.
That common element could be anything.
Sometimes they’re references to economics, other times they reference fairy tales.
There is no telling what sort of association there will be between words.
Once you’re confident you understand the connection, select 4 words, then hit “Submit.”
You have only four attempts in total, so don’t be too guess-happy.
April 17th was pretty straight forward, and none of the categories were particularly tricky.
We first spotted column, pillar, and pole as likely connected.
After all, they’re all a pop in of vertical support.
Checking the remaining words, we settled on post to round out the quartet.
Our guess was correct: Yellow was “Upright Support.”
Next, we noted that information, intelligence, and secrets seem kinda similar.
As nouns, they’re all types of information.
Dirt could also be related, since (in this context) it refers to a negative secret.
Together, they are all things “Gathered by Spies,” which was the Purple category.
The next 8 were a little harder.
Once we started thinking about financial interests, stake, share, and percentage all made sense with interest.
They made up the Blue category, “Allotment.”
The last category, Green, was “Heed, as Rules.”
The 4 words were follow, mind, observe, and regard.
The connection wasn’t immediately obvious to us!
Mind and regard easily paired together, but observe brought to mind watching.
Luckily, we didn’t need to figure it out to finish the game.
How Do You Guess Connections Categories?
However, there are a few things to keep in mind that can help.
If you didn’t solve this one, don’t feel too badthere’s always tomorrow!
