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NYT Connections puzzle #401 is the historical game from Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Use the progressive clues below if you want a nudge before seeing the categories and full solution.
How to approach Connections #401
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four that share a theme. Each group is marked by a color, from yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest), and the game has one intended solution. The New York Times Help Center notes that words can appear to fit more than one category, so look for the four-word pattern that holds together best.
The July 16, 2024 word bank was: PAN, PILOT, SHORT, RABBIT, CROSS, PARKER, KINKY, TRIAL, PIPER, FIDDLER, TESTY, EXPLORATORY, MERRILY, SURLY, PRELIMINARY, and JERSEY.
Progressive hints for July 16
Stop at whichever level gives you enough to keep solving.
#1 Best Overall
- One group describes people who are fussy or grumpy.
- One group contains words that can mean a try or an attempt.
- One group consists of the beginnings of certain titles.
- For the last group, think of words that can follow the same first name.
Spoilers: category names and answers
Spoiler warning: The category labels and complete word groupings follow.
IN A BAD MOOD
- CROSS
- SHORT
- SURLY
- TESTY
EXPERIMENTAL
- EXPLORATORY
- PILOT
- PRELIMINARY
- TRIAL
STARTS OF BROADWAY MUSICALS
- FIDDLER
- JERSEY
- KINKY
- MERRILY
PETER ___
- PAN
- PARKER
- PIPER
- RABBIT
Parade published this solution on July 16, 2024; Fortnite Insider reported the same word bank, clues, and groupings. Neither guide supplies a puzzle-specific solve rate or difficulty statistic, so none is assigned here.
Rank #2
Can you replay the July 16, 2024 puzzle?
The New York Times Help Center says its Connections archive extends back to June 12, 2023, which includes puzzle #401. Its currently published guidance says archive access is for All Access and Games subscribers; archived play affects some statistics but not streaks, and a completed archived puzzle cannot be replayed. These are current access terms and may change. The daily game releases at midnight in the player’s timezone and is available on NYT Games on the web, the NYT Games app, nytimes.com/theathletic, and the NYT News app. The Help Center says an account is not required to play, though signing in supports progress across platforms.
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