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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 391st Connections game to get you started:
How Did We Solve This Connections Game?
July 6th came way more easily than July 5th, thankfully.
The first group I spotted was Yellow, “Biological Building Blocks.” Atom, cell, molecule, and protein are all pretty common terms you’ll hear in science, and I figured the group wassomethingrelated to that, though I wasn’t sure precisely what the group name would be.
Bottle, crib, mobile, and rattle are all things babies use, and I couldn’t think of any other theme that fit crib, so I stuck them together. Green was “Purchases for a Baby.”
Jug, spoons, and washboard all seemed like household items of some sort, and I figured they were connected somehow. The 4th word, however, proved quite elusive, and I had to guess a few times before I got it: saw. My original thought had been “Items you find in a kitchen,” so saw immediately threw me. However, the Blue group was actually “Objects Played as Instruments.” Turns out I was just lucky!
That left the Purple group, which often involves a missing word. My first thought looking at dog was “dog tag,” and (once again, by pure luck) that proved accurate. Dog tag, freeze tag, phone tag, and price tag are all pretty common terms in English. The Purple group was actually named “___ Tag.”
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.
