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Each Connections puzzle presents 16 words. Identify the four thematic groups they belong to. It starts with easy (yellow), but gets tougher as the players work toward the elusive purple group.
Let’s understand the hints to solve the equation today.
THEME OF THE DAY: "SOURCES OF VITAMINS"
Focus on words that specify where we acquire essential nutrients
These terms commonly speak about vitamin sources from our diet or environment
Consider all ways through which we may acquire vitamins in nature or synthetically
Hint: This comprises both naturally occurring and manufactured sources of vitamins.
THEME OF THE DAY: "PLACES USED IN RETAIL SUFFIXES"
Here, focus on location words that commonly appear at the end of store names.
Think about terms that follow brand names in retail establishments.
Think of location words that, when paired with other words, create compound store names.
Hint: These often form store names like "Dollar___," "Game___," etc.
THEME OF THE DAY: "PLACES TO FIND STARS"
Find contexts where stars (literal or figurative) are commonly seen.
Think in terms of both astronomical contexts and celebrity or recognition contexts.
Conjure the images of places where stars are either sighted or star-rated individuals.
Hint: This refers to different contexts altogether where stars have significance.
THEME OF THE DAY: "WORDS AFTER 'GO'"
These words can all follow "GO" to form common phrases or expressions.
Think about where "GO" might come before each word to form a familiar phrase.
Think across different contexts: activities, directions, expressions.
Hint: These make phrases that are slightly more common, "GO ___" with specific meaning.
The Purple category uses the familiar "blank completion" technique. When you see "WORDS AFTER 'GO'", try adding "GO" before each word to see which combinations form common phrases or expressions.
For the Blue category, recognizing the different contexts where "stars" appear requires making conceptual connections across different domains. This approach builds on tactics from the puzzle dated 7 April 2025, where categories bridge multiple areas of knowledge.
For the Yellow category, identifying words related to vitamin sources requires recognizing items within a specific health/nutrition domain. This approach has really worked on 8 April 2025, demonstrating how Connections often group words based on their shared functional purpose.
The Green focuses on the identification of place names of many retail brands. This pattern detection ability is reminiscent of the 9 April 2025 in determining words similar in structural functions in languages.
For those who want the complete solutions to today's puzzle:
Yellow (Easiest): CITRUS, LEAFY GREENS, SUNSHINE, SUPPLEMENTS
Green (Medium): CITY, LAND, TOWN, WORLD
Blue (Challenging): AMERICAN FLAG, GALAXY, RED CARPET, UBER RATING
Purple (Hardest): ALL OUT, BETWEEN, KART, STEADY
Puzzle designer Wyna Liu developed Connections for the NY Times, part of the NYT Games family, in 2023. Today's puzzle highlights the diverse ways Connections test vocabulary and pattern recognition, from health knowledge to retail naming conventions to conceptual star references to common phrases.
