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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 351st Connections game to get you started:
How Did We Solve This Connections Game?
May 27th came pretty easily.
Voice and say are often synonyms (when verbs). I tried guessing speak with vote, but found one word was off. Then I realized that the category isn’t about actual speaking. I swapped speak with choice, and those 4 words rounded out the Yellow group, “Agency in Decisionmaking.”
Speak was a red herring in Yellow, so I started with that next. I shuffled a few times until heel and speak landed next to each other, and then I realized that the group was “Dog Commands.” Down, heel, shake, and speak were in the Green group.
Flat, natural, quarter, and whole are music terms, so they’re probably a group. Blue was “Kinds of Notes.”
That left pump, steam, tire, and waffle. They must belong to the Purple group, and very often that involves a missing or added word. I started adding words at the ends of them pretty randomly until I landed on “Iron.” Purple was “_____ Iron.”
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.
