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Have you ever thought of how fast you are at finding patterns in a cluster of arbitrary words? Nevertheless, the New York Times’ Connections puzzle remains one of the most popular and challenging wordplay which focuses on word connections and exciting topics.
For the November 28 puzzle, the combination of difficulty and celebration is a fun experience for those who are just starting as well as the enthusiasts. Today’s puzzle is filled with motifs that would suit the holiday.
NYT Connections is a daily word game available on the New York Times website and with their app. This activity aims at grouping 16 words which at first sight appear to have no links into 4 sets of 4 words each, each of these sets forming a coherent idea or concept.
Themes often include word families such as synonyms and idioms up to present-day trends, current topics or phrases that have or are prefixed or sufficed. The arrangement of each puzzle is also singular for the blessed solution; the riddle needs deep concentration and attention. Players cannot let words that fit into several groups mislead them.
This is further divided into colour-coded groups so that some are more difficult than others. yellow groups are normally the ones that people find easiest. Blue and green give a moderate difficulty level. Purple is the hardest colour to tease out, very often, it entails the use of puns. There are four guessings turned, and a player loses a “life” for any wrong choice.
Today's Connections puzzle comes with the following hints:
Yellow group: Linked to gratitude.
Green group: Connected to scammers.
Blue group: Related to eating or eating like a glutton.
Purple group: The sentences which may be followed by the word Tuesday are excluding the day being followed by a name.
The grid for November 28 includes these 16 word:
QUACK
GOBBLE
THANKS
GIVING
FAT
TACO
BOLT
PRAISE
SUPER
CREDIT
CON
DOWN
CHEAT
SCARF
FAKE
RECOGNITION
Here’s the breakdown of today’s answers:
Yellow group (appreciation): Appreciation, commend, acknowledgement, gratitude
Green group (fraudster): CHEAT, CON, FAKE, QUACK
Blue group (eat voraciously): BOLT, DOWN, GOBBLE, SCARF
Purple group (____ Tuesday): FAT, GIVING, SUPER, TACO
The references related to Thanksgiving cover today’s puzzle with the letters “THANKS” forming the yellow theme, and “GIVING” as the main letter of today’s yellow theme. Words such as ‘CON” and ‘FAKE’ referring to false personalities comprise the green team. The blue group has to do with diet and connects with the festive themes of cravings. In the same way, the purple group is based on the playful meaning of different types of Tuesdays.
A clear holiday theme makes some links easier but also takes some effort at times. For example, confusion may result from the combination of “GOBBLE” and “THANKS. Proper monitoring prevents glitches in the process.
The simplest connections ought to be easy to find – if two words or phrases co-occur within the same text, can be considered related. It is also possible to shuffle the words to find new patterns in regards to text rearrangement. Eliminate some possibilities when dealing with the easy groups of questions to save time when answering the difficult questions.
The puzzle for November 28 is a combination of Christmas enthusiasm and analytical thinking. It gives a festive fun factor, so it is a good Thanksgiving puzzle or trivia for those interested in the holiday as well as a good puzzle for puzzle lovers. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who’s spending today with family and friends or just taking a moment for thanks; today's puzzle is a reminder of gratitude, neighbors, and of course, brain exercise.
