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.
If the last few games have been a bit easy, this is sure to compensate.
I was completely overwhelmed at first.
I decided to start with Manhattan for… no particular reason at all.
When I’m totally lost, I start with what I know about a word.
I chose to exclude the last one because it seemed improbable.
Chinatown is a neighborhood in Manhattan too, which further adds credence to that idea.
That left Dumbo, which is a neighborhood in Brooklyn.
That made me quite confident the group was “Places in New York City.”
The group’s color was Yellow.
Okay, one group down.
That was too much of a coincidence to ignore, so I just guessed they were a group.
Together, they made up the Green group, “Rhyming Titles.”
With only 8 left, something else jumped out at me: 4 titles end in units of measure.
Hewing and the AngryInch, My LeftFoot, The GreenMile, and The LongestYard.
That seemed like a strong connection, and luckily, I was right.
Blue was “Ending in Units of Measurement.”
That left Beetlejuice, Dogma, Foxy Brown, and Octopussydecidedly unrelated titles.
Purple was just “Starting with Animals.”
How Do You Guess Connections Groups?
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!
