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.
May 18th was immediately daunting.
There were so many long words!
It seemed likely at least one group would involve the words themselves, so I started looking at them.
I tried them out as a group and got Yellow, “Animals Whose Names Are Two Animals.”
Clock, mattress, mousetrap, and trampoline are connected by one thing: they have springs.
It was a weak link, but it was all I had, so I ran with it.
Surprisingly enough, Purple was actually “Things with Springs.”
That left the words categories, charades, fishbowl, and werewolf.
Some of these I recognize as games, so I’m assuming they’re all games of some kind.
Blue was “Classic Party Games.”
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!
