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In today’sConnections, words range from Butter to Business, making it a bit tricky to group them together. Luckily, we have all the answers and tips and tricks you need to make it to the end of the puzzle and solve it. You do not want to lose your streak over Butter, so stay tuned to ensure you don’t miss the point.
If you haveConnectionsdown to a T, you might want to try doing the same for theNYT’sWordlepuzzle. This long-ranging puzzle makes people think about all the 5-letter words they know and if they can use the letters available to make them. This puzzle can be quite challenging for your brain, but you have six chances to get it right, and with the right guesses you’re able to eliminate a lot of letters as you go.
12 Letter Boxed Strategies To Win Quickly
The Letter Boxed game for the New York Times mobile app asks you to connect letters to form words while using various strategies to win quickly.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
JULY 14 #398
Like picking out an outfit,Connectionsasks you to piece things together that might not seem to do so at first glance. Sometimes your shirt and pants match, and sometimes that shirt goes better with another one.That is why understanding the categories inConnectionsis so important, as it allows you to put the pieces together without having to guess why they do or don’t work.
TINE
TIP
This category was a little confusing, mostly with the inclusion of TINE, which is not a word one uses every day in conversation and certainly not in this context. Those with a good grasp on more obscure words or special use-case words might not struggle here, but at least we guessed rightly that TINE belonged with POINT, PRONG, and TIP, more based on how it looked than anything else.
GOOD
MINT
Those Pokemon cards you collected as a kid likely are not in MINT condition anymore, but the ones you pulled last week might be. GOOD is a card you still might want to buy, but FINE and FAIR are starting to push it unless you only want it to play with. Or to give to your smaller kids who do not yet understand why they cannot play with your cards anymore.
8 NYT Spelling Bee Strategies To Keep Your Streak Alive
The Spelling Bee puzzles created as a New York Times game build a streak of correct answers to get you more points, but they can be hard to keep.
LINE
TRADE
Again, BUSINESS, FIELD, and TRADE all went together easily, and there were not many other words to choose from. LINE as in “line of work” is a bit more obscure so it did take a moment for us to guess that it went here, but it is not quite as unheard of as TINE was. This category did not present as many problems at this point.
DOUGH
PINE
This one would have been hard to guess if you were not a nut connoisseur, but PINE and BRAZIL are fairly good hints that it might be a bit nutty in theme. DOUGH is not a tree nut, but it is one we enjoy often but would never think of as being in this category. BUTTERnut squash is not unheard of and is quite often the best kind of squash to eat in our opinion, but again is not immediately obvious as a “nut.”
Other Games Like Connections
Before getting back to your line of work, you will want to take some more time to play one of these other word-based games on your break:
Is It Free To Play?
Wordle(NYT)
Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues.EveryWordleanswercan be found in our daily updated list.
Yes
Worldle
Name a country based only on its silhouette, and a few geographical hints.
The Password Game
Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find somehelpful tips in ourPassword Gameguide.
Absurdle
Try to solve a game ofWordlewithout any help. With each guess, the game reveals as little information as possible, even changing the word if need be.
