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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 450th Connections game to get you started:
How Did We Solve This Connections Game?
The 450th game was pretty straight forward.
The first group I spotted was Yellow. Excuse, pardon, save, and spare all made me think of punishments, and nothing else at all fit so neatly into that. The group name was “Absolve.”
Beyond and extra both mean “excess,” so I started looking for other words related to that idea. Over can be related, as in “The cup spilled over,” and too is used in the context of “I ate too much,” both also relating to excess. Green was “Excessively.”
Pound, Real, Won, and Yen are all currencies from different nations. The Blue group was “Global Currencies.”
Purple, like usual, involved a missing word—I eventually landed on “Head.” Arrow Head, Blockhead, forehead, and knucklehead are all terms made by combining head with another word. The Purple group was properly named “____ Head.”
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.
