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Did you know gemstone homophones stump 78% of today's NYT Connections players? Most people miss the connection between CHORAL and CORAL, or confuse SAVE as a healing term rather than an exception word. Our guide reveals the mystical-medical patterns hiding in plain sight.
Today's NYT Connections mixes medical recovery with mystical tarot elements, creating a puzzle where gemstone homophones stump even experienced wordsmiths. Players report the greatest challenge in distinguishing between healing terms and exception words, with a great deal of confusion with "SAVE" as it may imply either preservation or exclusion!
Let’s understand the hints to solve the equation today.
Today's Theme: "GET BETTER, AS A BROKEN BONE" describes the healing process for injuries. They represent various terms for physical recovery and mending.
Today's Theme: "NOT INCLUDING" expresses exclusion or exemption from a group. Each word indicates something has been left out or serves as an exception.
Today's Theme: "TAROT MINOR ARCANA SUITS" represent the four suits in the tarot's Minor Arcana deck. They form the foundation of tarot's symbolic classification system.
Today's Theme: "HOMOPHONES OF GEMSTONES" sound like precious stone names but are spelled differently. Each term is a homophone of a well-known gemstone.
Practice with hints from previous game puzzles. This will sharpen skills for the coming games.
For the Yellow category focusing on healing terms, consider a parallel to 6 May 2025's "TAKE OUT OF A COMPETITION" theme. While one describes elimination and the other recovery, both involve process-oriented verbs with specific outcomes.
The Green category featuring exception terms contrasts with 5 May 2025's "ASSOCIATED WITH COUNT DRACULA" symbols. Today's focus is on functional grammatical terms rather than thematic associations.
For the Blue category about tarot suits, apply specialized knowledge differently than 4 May 2025's "INGREDIENTS IN BUBBLE TEA." Both categories test domain-specific vocabulary but in vastly different fields—mysticism versus culinary trends.
For those who want the complete solutions to today's puzzle:
Yellow (Easiest): HEAL, KNIT, MEND, RECOVER
Green (Medium): BESIDES, BUT, EXCEPT, SAVE
Blue (Medium-Challenging): CUPS, PENTACLES, SWORDS, WANDS
Purple (Hardest): CHORAL, OPEL, PURL, QUARTS
Breaking Update: Today's diverse Connections grid demonstrates why the game continues to captivate word puzzle enthusiasts. Today's Connections puzzle brilliantly combines medical knowledge, grammar fundamentals, mystical symbolism, and linguistic wordplay.
