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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 460th Connections game to get you started:
Featured in “Jack and the Beanstalk” (Blue):
Beetle, Civic, Focus, Volt
How Did We Solve This Connections Game?
The 460th was the first game in a while I would have been able to solve if I couldn’t rely on eliminating all the groups except Purple.
The first group I spotted was actually Purple. Beetle, Civic, Focus, and Volt are all different types of cars. The group name was just “Car Models.”
From there, I noticed that energy, juice, and life are all energy-related terms, and zip can also be used to describe something as energetic. They were in the Yellow group, “Vitality.”
I shuffled a few times, then beans, giant, and jack wound up in a line, and I realized we were talking about things fromJack and the Beanstalk. From there, it was easy to pick out cow as the last word. Blue was “Featured in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk.'”
That left level, pep, refer, and tenet. It took me a moment, but I eventually realized that all the words were palindromes. Green was “Palindromes Featuring E.” It was a little surprising to see this sort of group in Green, since most puzzles involving the words themselves are in Purple.
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.
