Need the answers to the New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brain teaser. You’re given 16 words and you have to sort them into four groups that are somehow connected. Sometimes they’re obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu knows how to trick you by using words that fit into more than one group. Read on to find out today’s Connections tips and answers.
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How to play Connections
Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally organize them into groups of four. Click on the four words you think go together. The groups are color-coded, but you won’t know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest. Look carefully at the words and think of related terms. Sometimes the connection has to do with only part of the word. Once four words were grouped because each started with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”
Notes for today’s Connections groups
Here are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Note on the yellow group: Twitch.
Note on the green group: Like MN or NY.
Note on the blue group: Made for walking.
Note on the purple group: That makes Merry-go-round.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Oh well.
Green Group: Abbreviations of US states.
Blue Group: Types of boots.
Purple Group: Things that go up and down.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for August 16, 2024.
The yellow words in today’s edition of Connections
The theme is “meh.” The four answers are “average,” “mediocre,” “ok,” and “so-so.”
The green words in today’s edition of Connections
The topic is US state abbreviations. The four answers are HI, MA, OR and PA.
The blue words in today’s edition of Connections
The topic is types of boots. The four answers are ankle boots, cowboy boots, go-go boots and over-the-knee boots.
The purple words in today’s edition of Connections
The theme is things that go up and down. The four answers are elevator, sun, tide and yo-yo.
