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How Connections works
Connections gives you 16 words to sort into four groups of four based on a shared link. Players can make up to four mistakes, and the game is available on the NYT Games website and app. Yellow is generally the easiest group; green and blue are intermediate, while purple is usually the most difficult and often depends on wordplay. Forbes contributor Kris Holt describes the task as arranging the grid into four groups of four by figuring out their links.
Hints for Connections #440
These clues reveal the kind of connection without listing the category names or answers.
- Yellow: Think chatter, gossip, or idle talk.
- Green: How might you move past someone without being noticed?
- Blue: Think of companies that rent out cars.
- Purple: Look at the ends of the words for chemical elements.
Category names
- Yellow: HEARSAY
- Green: MOVE STEALTHILY
- Blue: CAR RENTAL COMPANIES
- Purple: ENDING WITH CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
Full answers for August 24, 2024
Each row below is one completed group.
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| HEARSAY | RUMBLING, SPECULATION, TALK, WHISPERS |
| MOVE STEALTHILY | CREEP, SLIP, STEAL, TIPTOE |
| CAR RENTAL COMPANIES | BUDGET, ENTERPRISE, NATIONAL, THRIFTY |
| ENDING WITH CHEMICAL ELEMENTS | ENVIRON, JARGON, LATIN, PLEAD |
Why the purple group is tricky
The element names are hidden at the ends of the words: ENVIRON ends with IRON, JARGON with ARGON, LATIN with TIN, and PLEAD with LEAD. The words do not all share an obvious meaning, so noticing the endings is the key to the connection. TechRadar points to the LEAD in PLEAD and TIN in LATIN as examples of the pattern.
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A note on the car-rental group
BUDGET, ENTERPRISE, NATIONAL, and THRIFTY are the four brands in the blue set. Their familiarity may depend on where you live: the brands are particularly associated with the United States, so this category may be less immediately recognizable to some international players.
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