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If you are struggling to finish off today’sConnectionspuzzle, there might be some reasons for that. This puzzle hassome shenanigans hidden within itthat could make it more difficult, especially if you are not familiar with a category of words within the puzzle. To help you negotiate some of these shenanigans and avoid potential disaster, we have all the hints you need to finish off the puzzle without failing.
Sometimes a puzzle can be too challenging, other times it can be a little too easy. Personally, I find thedailyLetter Boxedpuzzlesto be somewhere in the middle with a healthy amount of challenge. It’son the harder spectrum of the NYT puzzlesin that it does not have the same kind of hintsWordleorConnectionsdo, but it also has unlimited attempts, making it a bit easier to come to the right conclusion. It alsohas a nice rhythm once you get used to it, making it a nice challenge to keep your brain healthy.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
OCTOBER 28 #505
There are someConnectionspuzzles that are tricky because of the words they use, while others can stump you because there are multiple different contexts each word can belong to. This puzzle has a combination of both, whichcan make it hard to get the right categories for the right words. To help you out, we have a few different clues for you that should help you clear the puzzle.
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If you need more help, you canuse the following category namesto help you uncover the mysteries of this puzzle.
SHAZAM
TIDAL
This one and the last category were quite tricky in that SHAZAM is definitely a magic word but it is actually THANK YOU that took its place. I also don’t think it helps that not everyone has or uses these apps regularly. I have not used PANDORA in a very long time, and I was not even aware of TIDAL or SHAZAM. AUDIBLE is harder to get away from, as the ads haunt me everywhere I go. As I was notvery aware of two of the apps mentioned, I ended up getting this category last after everything else was solved.
SPELL
SUGGEST
This was the second category I got today, although I was not sure about SPELL at first. I was quite worried I had misread the situation, especially with the other “magic” themed words. These words do not feel like they mean the same thing,but they are close enough to each other, making it an interesting challenge when attempting to solve the puzzle. In many cases, you might think you are seeing something that isn’t there in a category like this, but luckily, today they did belong together.
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HOLD
LOVE
This was the first category I solved today and it felt a lot easier than the category name seems to suggest. In fact,these words feel a lot more like they mean close to the same thingas compared to other categories I have seen, although in that case HAVE and HOLD would probably belong together, and CHERISH and LOVE would pair up. However, I did think about wedding vows when I looked at these words, so it was easier to put them all together and I thought it was easier than the music apps.
PRESTO
THANK YOU
This one was a tricky one, mainly as there are two very obviously magic-themed words and two that are more about being polite. Being polite is very important, and many parents call these the magic words for little kids to get what they want. Perhapsthat makes them much more magical than any other words here, as they usually do come with results. However, the other words are much more fun, and SHAZAM does belong here. Unfortunately, categories can only be four words instead of five, although that would be an interesting twist for them to add in one day.
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