If you are looking for Connections Wednesday May 29, 2024 answers, keep reading - I will share some clues, tips, strategies and finally solutions for all four categories. Along the way I'll explain the meanings of the trickier words and we'll see how everything fits together. Please note, there are spoilers below for the May 29 issue of NYT Connections #353! If you want some tips (and answers) for today's game of Wired, keep reading.
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Below, I'll give you some indirect hints on today's connection answers. Further down the page I will reveal the topics and answers. Scroll slowly and get the tips you need!
Topic prompt for today’s connect puzzle
Here are some grouping tips from today’s Wired (no spoilers):
Yellow Category - Stuff you prepare in the kitchen.
Green Category - Words you might associate with leaders or helpful people.
Blue Category - Receiving these words may make you feel scared or nervous.
Purple Category – Fill-in-the-blank category with a business-related word.
PLEASE NOTE: Today's Connect Puzzle contains spoilers!
We're about to give you some answers. If you don't want to spoil the whole thing, scroll slowly. (Full solution a little below.)
A note on the tricky bits
STEER, STOCK and COW may make you think of livestock on a farm, but that's not one of today's categories. Today, STEER means to drive something, such as a car, and COW means to intimidate or force someone to do something.
LEAD, BULLY (as in the bully breed), and CHOW might make you think of dogs, but that's not a category today. However, it is helpful to remember the meaning of LEAD today.
GRUB and FLEA are both words referring to insects, but today they do not go together.
What are the categories of connectivity today?
yellow: food
green: pilot
Blue: intimidation
Purple: ___ Market
Be extra careful: here’s the solution
Ready to get the answers to today’s connectivity dilemmas? I've given them all below.
What's the yellow word in today's connection?
The yellow grouping is considered the most straightforward. Today's theme for the yellow group is food, and the words are: CHOW, EATS, FARE, GRUB.
What's the green word in Connections today?
The green grouping should be the second easiest. Today's theme for the green group is "PILOT", and the words are: DIRECT, GUIDE, LEAD, and STEER.
What's the blue word in today's Wired?
The blue group is the second hardest. Today's theme for the blue category is "Intimidation" and the words are: "BULLY", "COW", "DAUNT", "RATTLE".
What is the purple word in today's connection?
The purple group is considered the hardest. The theme of today’s purple category is ___ market, and the words are: BULL, FLEA, MEAT, STOCK.
How I solved my connection issues today
STEER and STOCK immediately remind me of farm animals, but I won't pretend to know enough about livestock terminology to confidently guess the rest of the category.
FLEA reminds me of a flea market, which actually goes with STOCK in the "___ market" category. This might also apply to a bull market, as I know a bull market is a phrase used when stock prices rise.
GUIDE and STEER can also be put together as synonyms for leading someone. This also works for DIRECT. ?
GRUB is a common food slang term used with EATS, FARE, and CHOW. ?
I think meat probably makes up the "___ market" category along with fleas, bulls, and stocks. ?
That leaves "COW," "RATTLE," "BULLY" and "DAUNT," which are all synonyms for torturing or teasing someone. ?
Connect Puzzle #353 ???? ???? ???? ????
How to play connect
I have a complete guide to playing Connections , but here's a recap of the rules:
First, find the Connections game on the New York Times website or their game app (formerly known as the Crossword Puzzle app). You will see a game board with 16 tiles, each with a word or phrase. Your task is to select a set of four tiles that have something in common. Usually they are the same type of thing (for example: RAIN, SLEET, HAIL, and SNOW are all types of wet weather), but sometimes a play on words is involved (for example, BUCKET, GUEST, TOP TEN, and WISH are all types) List : Last Wish lists, guest lists, etc.).
Select four projects and click the "Submit" button. If you guessed correctly, the category and color will be displayed. (Yellow is easiest, followed by green, then blue, then purple.) If your guess is incorrect, you'll be given a chance to try again.
You win when you correctly identify all four groups. But if you make four mistakes before finishing, the game will be over and the answer will be revealed.
How to win connections
The most important thing to know when it comes to winning connections is that grouping design is tricky. Expect to see overlapping groups. For example, one puzzle appeared to include six breakfast items: bacon, eggs, pancakes, omelets, waffles and cereal. But it turns out that BACON belongs to the same group of painters as CLOSE, MUNCH, and WHISTLER, while EGG belongs to a dozen groups of painters (along with JUROR, ROSE, and MONTH). So don’t hit “submit” until you’ve confirmed that your foursome contains only these four things.
If you're stuck, another strategy is to look at words that don't seem to be connected to other words. If when you see "Whistler" all that comes to mind is the painting nicknamed "Whistler's Mother," then you probably get the idea. When I was figuring this out, I ended up searching on Google to see if there was a painter named Close, since Close didn't fit any obvious themes either.
Obviously, another way to win when you're stuck is to read some helpful tips - which is why we share them every day. Check back tomorrow for the next puzzle!
