Monday, April 29 refers to the 2024 New York Times Connections puzzle, game #323. The hint ladder below lets you solve it with minimal spoilers; the complete groups appear afterward.
Hints for Connections #323
Connections has 16 words to sort into four groups of four. These clues move from least revealing to most revealing.
- Yellow: Things you might do at a gym.
- Green: Words associated with a familiar film and storytelling genre.
- Blue: Surnames of leaders who share a major international prize.
- Purple: Each word can be followed by the same three-letter word: BEE.
Stop here if you want to finish the grid without seeing the solution.
Answers for Monday, April 29
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | EXERCISES | BRIDGE · CRUNCH · DIP · SQUAT |
| Green | FEATURED IN WESTERNS | BOUNTY · COWBOY · DUEL · SALOON |
| Blue | LEADERS WHO RECEIVED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE | CARTER · GORE · KING · TUTU |
| Purple | ___ BEE | BUSY · HONEY · QUEEN · SPELLING |
Why each group works
Yellow: EXERCISES
BRIDGE is a floor-based movement, CRUNCH targets the abdominal muscles, DIP is a bodyweight pushing exercise, and SQUAT is a lower-body exercise.
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Green: FEATURED IN WESTERNS
BOUNTY, COWBOY, DUEL, and SALOON are familiar terms and story elements from the Western genre.
Blue: Leaders who received the Nobel Peace Prize
The surnames identify Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, Martin Luther King Jr., and Desmond Tutu. The puzzle uses the surnames rather than the leaders’ full names.
Purple: ___ BEE
The completed phrases are BUSY BEE, HONEY BEE, QUEEN BEE, and SPELLING BEE.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How the Connections color system works
The categories are ordered by typical difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward, followed by green, blue, and purple. You can make up to four mistakes; once the mistake limit is reached, the game reveals the categories.
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- Green: Often requires recognizing a broader theme or setting.
- Blue: Frequently depends on specific knowledge or names.
- Purple: Commonly uses wordplay, phrases, or a less literal connection.
For this grid, ambiguous words such as KING can tempt you toward the wrong group, so identifying the phrase pattern in the purple set and the exercise set can help protect your remaining guesses.
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