If you are struggling to finish today’sConnectionspuzzle, there could be a few different reasons for that. Sometimes, it’s just unlucky that you don’t recognize some of the words in the harder categories and sometimes there are a lot of tricks that the editors use to make sure you have a harder time. If today is one of those unfortunate days,we have all the information you needto be more careful about what words you are putting together so that you may achieve victory.
If you want to try out a different kind of puzzle,The Password Gameis a puzzlethat incorporates a series of mini-puzzles that you have to solve in order to get to the final answer.They are called “rules” but they force you to solve them and ensure that your answer doesn’t contradict the other rulesthat they set for you. Sometimes this can feel frustrating, but usually, it can all be worked out and finished with a little bit of thinking. It is difficult, but it is also very satisfying to get to the end.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
JANUARY 21 #590
This puzzle can feel more difficult than it actually is, mainly due to one red herring and the sense that some of the words don’t belong together at all. However, if you find yourself struggling,there are ways to use what you do know to deduce what the answers are. To help you do so, I have a little more information that you will find helpful. This includes the following 4 clues:
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If that is not quite enough for you to finish it off, we still have all the tips you need to do so. The next big piece of information are thecategory names.
DIG
SLIGHT
This category felt fairly straightforward. BARB does have multiple meanings, but with the other words in this category, it wasn’t hard to get this one.DIG could also be a bit of a red herring, due to SHOVEL and SAND also being in the puzzle today. However, with SLIGHT and CRACK being present, and nothing else that has that kind of meaning, it feels straightforward. It is the easy category, so that does line up with how the puzzle is supposed to work.
MINIATURE
MODEL
I believe I got this category first,as DOLL is a specific word that makes it easy to latch onto it quite quickly. I saw MODEL not long after, leading me to look for other similar objects. FIGURE was easy to add in, but MINIATURE took me a moment to figure out. It wasn’t long, just long enough to make me think a bit. At first, I thought OCTOPUS might go here as another toy, but there is nothing to indicate that it is a toy, so any of the other words work better.
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SAND
SHOVEL
This one is a categorythat could be very confusing for anyone who doesn’t live in a place that is under snow half the year. Having lived a fair amount of life in the Midwest, this category was more obvious to me. However, these words otherwise look very unrelated if you don’t know that. SALT and PEPPER also look like they should go together, but there isn’t a fourth word that could fill out a category with those words. This one is more difficult if you don’t know much about removing snow, which is howConnectionsoften works.
PEPPER
WHO
This one might be hard depending on your knowledge of these various people. I think WHO and PEPPER are probably the most recognizable. However,with PEPPER and potentially OCTOPUS both being red herrings in other categories, this one is unlikely to be solved early. It all depends on your familiarity with the figures and if you associate them with “Doctor” in your everyday life or enough to recognize them as such. It also often depends on if you may recognize all 4, as opposed to just 1.
Other Games Like Connections
If you are still in a gaming mood, there are tons of other options out there. However,here are four that we pickedthat are fairly close toConnections.
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Yes
Worldle
Name a country based only on its silhouette, and a few geographical hints.
The Password Game
Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find somehelpful tips in ourPassword Gameguide.
Absurdle
Try to solve a game ofWordlewithout any help. With each guess, the game reveals as little information as possible, even changing the word if need be.
