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If you have been left feeling like a well-used sponge while trying to solve today’sConnectionspuzzle, you may want to try a few hints to see if that helps you reset. Today’s puzzle is another that could be challenging or could be easy, depending on your knowledge of the subject.This one was a close call for me, mainly because there were a couple of words that were tricky and could go in a different category. Now I can help you get the clues you need to avoid that close game.
If you like looking for words, then you will also likeThe Strandsword-search puzzle. It is very much like the ones I used to play as a child, but there are some twists that make it more mature than the others.There is a golden word or phrase that if found will give you a big hint, but this one will stretch from one side of the puzzle to another, making it hard to spot. Additionally, the puzzles have short phrases as well as singular words, which can add to the difficulty even if you are in familiar territory.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
NOVEMBER 21 #529
Finding your rhythm in anyConnectionspuzzle can be hard until you get going, which is why it is helpful to have a few hints when you need them. Or, you may start out flying through the categoriesonly to get stuck halfway throughand feel like you should know what you’re looking at. Either way, if you need these hints because you’re able to’t get started or you got stuck, here are four that will help you understand what the categories are:
5 Letter Words Wordle Hasn’t Used Yet (Updated Daily)
Wordle, the popular word-guessing game hosted by The New York Times, has over 1,700 words remaining as possible solutions.
If you still feel stuck,learning what the category names arewill lift you out of the rut.
POLO
TEE
This category was a little hard to spot at first, but it was still the first one I solved.OXFORD caught my eye right away, seeing as I spent a summer in the city with the same name, and I looked around to see what else might go with it. When I saw POLO, I thought I had a good idea. It still took me a moment to piece the other two words together into this category, but I was happy enough with how the puzzle started as I saw that they were indeed correct.
PEARL
TAPIOCA
This one was a little trickier, mainly because of the existence of JELLY, which does not go in this category. I spent a couple of guesses on it because Iwasn’t sure if it was just things that could go in tea, or if it was the BOBA specifically. BUBBLE ended up being the one I was wrong about, but that felt weird to include over JELLY until I saw that it was asking for just the spheres and not just any inclusions.
12 Letter Boxed Strategies To Win Quickly
The Letter Boxed game for the New York Times mobile app asks you to connect letters to form words while using various strategies to win quickly.
SPONGE
STAR
This is where JELLY went, although I’m very uncertain that anyone actually uses any of these terms by themselves without the “fish” part - except perhaps CORAL. That is actually what threw me off because I saw CORAL andthought it couldn’t belong with the restbecause it wasn’t missing “fish” like the rest of them. However, it did belong here all along and luckily I went ahead and guessed this combination because I couldn’t think of anything else.
TORTE
ZIT
I did keep wondering what these words were and why they were there. At some level, if you try to metagameConnections,you will learn that if there are four really weird looking words that don’t seem to go anywhere else,they likely belong in the purple category together. This is not a 100% guaranteed solution every time, but it does work for me quite often. Still, I usually save them for last unless I’m really stuck on something and want to put them together just to be certain they don’t go somewhere else.
Other Games Like Connections
If you want to get a little crazy with it, try a game ofAbsurdle.
Is It Free To Play?
Wordle(NYT)
Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues.EveryWordleanswercan be found in our daily updated list.
Yes
Worldle
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The Password Game
Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find somehelpful tips in ourPassword Gameguide.
Absurdle
attempt to solve a game ofWordlewithout any help. With each guess, the game reveals as little information as possible, even changing the word if need be.
