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 22nd’s game felt slightly harder than most of the games over the weekend.
The first category we noticed was Yellow: “Slang for Friend.”
Pal, pal, and mate were pretty straight forward.
Chum was the only one that could sometimes fit the theme, so we went with that.
Next, we spotted cold, dank, dark, and musty.
Our first instinct was that they were words related to caves.
However, Green was actually “Adjectives for a Basement.”
Fuzz, scruff, and whiskers were evocative of cats.
Once we made that jump, shadow (as in 5 o’clock shadow) was pretty obvious.
The Blue category was “Stubble.”
Of course, it isn’t surprising that Purple was harder.
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!
