If you are looking for Connections Wednesday, May 22, 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 22 issue of NYT Connections #346! 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 - Lyrics from a famous children's song about the body.
Green Category - You could call it what gets you from point A to point B.
Blue categories - These verbs help you get to the heart of things.
Purple Category - Related to words that may mean noisy, exciting, or active. (Kind of like a "buzz" or "vibration.")
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
You might be tempted to associate rhyming words (BEES and KNEES, or WHEELS and PEELS), but this is intentionally misleading.
Today, WHIP no longer refers to what Indiana Jones uses; It's also slang for a car.
PARES is a verb that means to cut off the outside of something. For example, you can use a paring knife to do this.
What are the categories of connectivity today?
Yellow: body parts “head, shoulders, knees and toes”
green: cars, informally
Blue: Remove covering
Purple: “lively” things
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 the body parts “head, shoulders, knees and toes” and the words are: head, knees, shoulders, toes.
What's the green word in Connections today?
The green grouping should be the second easiest. Today’s theme for the green category is “CAR, INFORMALLY” and the words are: AUTO, RIDE, WHEELS, WHIP.
What's the blue word in today's Wired?
The blue group is the second hardest. Today's topic in the blue category is "Removal of Mulch" and the words are: PARES, PEELS, SHELLS, SHUCKS.
What is the purple word in today's connection?
The purple group is considered the hardest. Today's purple category is all about "lively" things and the words are: bees, caffeine, gossip, walkie-talkies.
How I solved my connection issues today
There are some interesting words on the blackboard today. Let's see: head, shoulders, knees and toes stand out like words from a classic children's song . (Is the song famous outside the U.S.? Please let me know, international readers.) This seems like it might be misleading—the New York Times likes to throw out cute red herrings—but I don’t see what else Something to match, so let's give it a try. ?
There are two meanings of SHUCKS that I can think of: one is an interjection ("aw, shucks"), and the other is a verb referring to removing the outside, as in shucking corn. The latter definition seems consistent with SHELLS, PEELS, and PARES, which all have similar meanings. ?
There seems to be a category of car slang: RIDE, WHIP, AUTO, WHEELS. ?
The rest is caffeine, walkie-talkies, gossip and bees. Is this all buzz? Ahhh, "hilarious stuff." ?
Connecting Puzzle #346 ???? ???? ???? ????
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 only contains 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 Googling 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!
