Connections today has categories of dining, fashion, wordplay, and old movies. The game, which was introduced in June 2023, requires players to find four sets of four words with a common theme. A player can make a maximum of four errors before the game is over.
The four concealed categories in the current puzzle are:
Yellow Group: Fine dining materials.
Green Group: Various shorts.
Blue Group: Nouns in a well-known palindrome.
Purple Group: Popular movies released in 1985.
Before revealing the answers, check the hints for each category below:
Yellow Group: Things typically kept in a special cabinet.
Green Group: A word also connected to denim.
Blue Group: Words in a famous sentence that spell the same way backward and forward.
Purple Group: Classic movies of a certain year.
For further assistance, here is one word from each group:
Yellow Group: Linen
Green Group: Cargo
Blue Group: Canal
Purple Group: Witness
Yellow Group: China, Crystal, Linen, Silver
Each of the given materials is traditionally used while having formal dinners, and it is usually saved for special occasions.
Green Group: Bermuda, Bike, Boxer, Cargo
These are different types of shorts, each with a different purpose depending on activity and style.
Blue Group: Canal, Man, Panama, Plan
These are words found in the famous palindrome, "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!"
Purple Group: Brazil, Clue, Commando, Witness
Each of the four titles is a movie released in 1985, known for their contribution to the history of film.
Today's puzzle offered a fascinating combination of language habits, style, and pop culture history. Easy or hard, the next puzzle offers a new chance to challenge pattern-recognition abilities. Come back tomorrow for more NYT Connections hints, answers and tips.
Happy puzzling!