Instead of aiming for bingo, your goal in today’s Connections puzzle is to line up four rows of pastel colors. This can be challenging, especially if you’re unsure of what to search for, as three of the categories today are quite similar without some key insights. While it may require some perseverance, navigating through the puzzle cautiously rather than hastily can lead to success.
If you enjoy word games, you might find the daily Mini Crossword to be a fun challenge. It retains the enjoyment of its larger counterpart but is much more concise. The grid will always be a 5×5 layout with clues for each row and column. Successfully solving the clues will give you the rewarding feeling of completing the puzzle.
Today’s Hints for the Connections Categories
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To excel in today’s Connections puzzle, you may need some helpful hints to create a winning strategy. Some words in every category can be easily confused with others, which may lead to incorrect guesses and quick losses in the game. To assist you in making the right choices, we have some hints that could refine your guessing. If you need more assistance, continue reading for more details.
- One category includes items that are typically costly
- One category features verbs that illustrate planning actions
- One category revolves around the names of four unique vehicles
- One category involves four items that incorporate their names into their design
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If you’re looking for the answers, we’ve got you covered. We’ll start with just the category names, followed by complete answers for each category.
 | BRAND-NAME |
 | DEVISE |
 | NASA SPACECRAFT |
 | GAMES WHERE YOU SAY THE GAME’S NAME |
Today’s Connections Answers
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Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
BRAND-NAME | |||
|---|---|---|---|
DESIGNER | HAUTE | HIGH-END | LUXURY |
My first category today was not this one, as DESIGNER could easily relate to many terms. It took me some time to figure out where everything fit, but I eventually grouped this as my second category. Noticing the terms LUXURY and HIGH-END helped, leading me to HAUTE, and that looped back to DESIGNER. Although it felt tough, it was manageable thanks to the related terms throughout the puzzle.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
DEVISE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
CONCOCT | ENGINEER | HATCH | MASTERMIND |
This was the third category I identified. At first, I thought DESIGNER and ENGINEER fit together, along with MASTERMIND. I had to think of these words as verbs rather than nouns to see a clearer distinction. Once I shifted my perspective, I was able to pinpoint CONCOCT and HATCH as the last two words, removing DESIGNER since it didn’t match the verb theme, completing the category.
Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
NASA SPACECRAFT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
GALILEO | PIONEER | VIKING | VOYAGER |
My father would probably guess this category before I could, as he has always been more in tune with NASA news. I got this category last mainly because I thought words like PIONEER and VOYAGER were connected to ENGINEER and DESIGNER at first. I initially associated GALILEO with a historic figure and thought it might fit better with MARCO POLO in a different category. Despite having no other obvious proper names, my earlier thoughts linked it to VIKING or VOYAGER for their significances in their respective fields, but it actually pertained to spacecraft.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
GAMES WHERE YOU SAY THE GAME’S NAME | |||
|---|---|---|---|
BINGO | MARCO POLO | TAG | UNO |
Having played most of these games, I realized that UNO causes relationships to end in heated competitions! This category was the first I solved. It was UNO that sparked my thought process, followed by BINGO and my childhood memories of MARCO POLO during summers by the pool—definitely more hazardous than it seemed at the time. TAG was the last to click, but it wasn’t any less significant as it had been cleverly mixed in with larger words.
Other Games Similar to Connections
To wrap up today, there are numerous other puzzle games available for you to explore. One such option is The Password Game, challenging yet fulfilling to attempt daily.