Spoiler warning: Hints and the complete answer key for NYT Connections puzzle #346 follow. Stop after the hints if you want to solve the groups yourself.
Hints for Connections #346
The New York Times published puzzle #346 on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Here are the four category clues, from less revealing to more direct:
- Parts of a popular children’s song.
- A vehicle.
- To get to something inside—for example, by unwrapping it.
- Things that give the same feeling or make the same sound.
Answers for May 22
The four groups and their words are:
Parts of “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
- HEAD
- SHOULDERS
- KNEES
- TOES
Car, informally
- AUTO
- RIDE
- WHEELS
- WHIP
Removes the covering of
- PARES
- PEELS
- SHELLS
- SHUCKS
“Buzzy” things
- BEES
- CAFFEINE
- GOSSIP
- INTERCOMS
How Connections works
Connections asks players to sort sixteen terms into four groups of four that share a category. Some categories depend on wordplay, and apparent similarities can be red herrings, so consider more than one possible relationship before locking in a group.
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