As you attempt to tango with today’s Connections puzzle, you might be a bit surprised at which words go with which category. This puzzle really likes to play with words, and this might mean you have to up your game to get it right. However, there’s something to be said for all the paces it puts you through and it’s very satisfying to see those color bars roll across the screen.
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Today’s Connections Category Hints
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Today there are a lot of sporty words in the mix and that can make it hard to sort out what goes where. For those who just want a helpful hint, here are the categories for today’s Connections puzzle:
MOVE TO ACTION
UNO CARDS
HAIL SIZE COMPARISONS
PLACES WITH BENCHES
Today’s Connections Answers
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Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
MOVE TO ACTION
DRIVE
PROMPT
PROPEL
PUSH
This one came fairly quickly after we noticed that DRIVE and PUSH were together, and the only other two words that meant something similar for this situation were PROMPT and PROPEL. This was by far the easiest category to solve for, and it did help narrow down selections for others. It was less helpful than it might have been because the two categories with the most crossover were all nouns.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
UNO CARDS
DRAW
REVERSE
SKIP
WILD
This one got us excited when we realized what this game was playing at. Uno is notorious for ruining friendships and families, and as soon as we saw SKIP and REVERSE together we knew it had be referencing the game to end all relationships. Reverse your Kart all you want Mario, but Uno got the draw on you first for coming between people.
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Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
HAIL SIZE COMPARISONS
BASEBALL
GRAPEFRUIT
MARBLE
PEA
We actually solved this one last as BASEBALL really was the sneaky addition to the puzzle, particularly with the words in the next category. However, once we realized they were all round objects, it seemed much more obvious what they were going for. However, we didn’t guess it was specifically in relation to Hail-size until after we sent it through.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
PLACES WITH BENCHES
COURTROOM
DUGOUT
GYM
PARK
What do COURTROOM, DUGOUT, GYM, and PARK have in common? Well, they are all places and that’s how we got this category before the other one. When BASEBALL couldn’t be in this category, we realized that none of the other nouns were also locations so we guessed these four and it turned out to be right.
Other Games Like Connections
Before you head to the dance to tango with some Uno, check out the other puzzles below to see if you want to dance around words before you play ball.
Connections
Released June 12, 2023
Developer(s) The New York Times Company
Publisher(s) The New York Times Company
Genre(s)
ESRB
Platform(s) Web Browser , Mobile
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