NYT Connections puzzle #404 is the game from Friday, July 19, 2024. Start with the spoiler-light hints below, or open the category names and full word groups when you’re ready to see more.
The 16 words in Connections #404
REGULAR · COFFEE · PLUS · WATER · STEADY · SLIGHT · POOL · FLAME · BURN · PERIODIC · DIESEL · DIG · LOVER · PREMIUM · JAB · SWEETHEART
Spoiler-light hints
- One and only
- Say mean words
- Fill up
- Blank something you put things on
Category reveals
Open to reveal the four categories
- ROMANTIC PARTNER
- INSULT
- GAS PUMP OPTIONS
- ___ TABLE
Full answers
Open to reveal all four groups
- ROMANTIC PARTNER: FLAME, LOVER, STEADY, SWEETHEART
- INSULT: BURN, DIG, JAB, SLIGHT
- GAS PUMP OPTIONS: DIESEL, PLUS, PREMIUM, REGULAR
- ___ TABLE: COFFEE, PERIODIC, POOL, WATER
Why the last group fits
Each word completes a familiar phrase with “table”: coffee table, periodic table, pool table, and water table.
A solving nudge
DIESEL is a relatively direct route toward the gas-pump group: it has fewer obvious competing meanings in this grid than words such as FLAME, DIG, or POOL. That is a useful observation for this puzzle, not a rule that applies to every Connections board.
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About the game
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a shared connection. The guides for this puzzle describe selecting four words and submitting a guess, with up to four mistakes allowed. They also describe a daily reset at midnight local time; these are descriptions from secondary guides, not confirmation of current service terms. Play Connections at NYT Games; access and subscription requirements may vary.
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