The NYT Connections Tips, Answers, and Help for July 12, #397 – CNET

Need the answers for the New York Times Connections Puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brain teaser. You’re given 16 words and have to sort them into four groups that are connected in some way. Sometimes they’re obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu manages to trick you by using words that fit into more than one group. Read on for today’s Connections hints and answers.

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Tips for Today’s Connections Groups

Below are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, arranged from the easiest yellow group to the trickiest (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: No classrooms, but nearby.

Green group hint: What’s happening in Vegas…

Blue group hint: Related to a specific bird.

Purple group hint: Good for the goose.

Answers for Today’s Connections Groups

Yellow group: School facilities.

Green group: Roulette bets.

Blue group: Associated with pigeon.

Purple group: ____ Goose.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is school facilities. The four answers are auditorium, gym, lab and library.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is roulette bets. The four answers are black, even, odd and red.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is associated with dove. The four answers are chocolate, peace, dove and soap.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ goose. The four answers are gray, gold, mother, and fool.

How to play Connections

Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words that you think belong together. The groups are color-coded, but you won’t know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is hardest. Look closely at the words and think of related terms. Sometimes the connection is just part of the word. Once, four words were grouped together because they all started with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”