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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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: Like copper or iron.
Note on the green group: King of California.
Note on the blue group: It’s in your bathroom.
Note on the purple group: Think sharp.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Metal elements.
Green Group: mattress sizes.
Blue Group: Slang for toilet.
Purple Group: Types of knives.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
NYT Connections has completed the puzzle for August 12, 2024.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The topic is metal elements. The four answers are gold, lead, mercury and tin.
The green words in today’s edition of Connections
The topic is mattress sizes. The four answers are Full, King, Queen and Twin.
The blue words in today’s edition of Connections
The subject is slang for toilet. The four answers are can, head, john and throne.
The purple words in today’s edition of Connections
The topic is types of knives. The four answers are Bowie, Butcher, Butter and Butterfly.
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.”
