Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn’t—Connections 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. We have seen everything from games that rely on the number of letters in the words to categories that require you to spot an extra letter at the end of the word. 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.
Hints for Today’s Connections Groups
Here are a few hints for the 437th Connections game to get you started:
Fizz, Punch, Sling, Sour
How Did We Solve This Connections Game?
Today’s game was unexpectedly difficult for me, though there wasn’t anything particularly difficult about the words or groups.
The first words I noted were bar and line, which made me think about different sorts of graphs. The only other words that could match that were bubble and pie. Together, they were in the Blue group, “Kinds of Charts.”
Cake threw me off horribly, and it took me entirely too long to realize that it was used like “caked on mud” rather than “I ate the entire cake in 2 minutes.” Once I realized my mistake, coat, plaster, and smear were a bit more obvious. They were in the Yellow group, which was “Cover with a Thick Layer.”
Balloon, basketball, floatie, and tire are all things you put air in, and it seemed like a reasonable category. Green was “Things That Are Inflated.”
That left fizz, punch, sling, and sour. Fizz and punch made me think of drinks, but I couldn’t connect sling to them at all. Luckily, I didn’t need to. Purple was “Classic Cocktail Types.”
How Do You Guess Connections Groups?
There is no quick, reliable way to approach Connections like there is with Wordle, since Connections isn’t algorithmic. However, there are a few things to keep in mind that can help.
If you didn’t solve this one, don’t feel too bad—there’s always tomorrow! And those words may align with a topic you’re interested in, giving you a leg up on the competition.
