If you are looking for Connections Tuesday, May 7, 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 7 issue of NYT Connections #331! 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 - Do you want white, wheat or rye?
Green Category - If someone talks a lot, you might say they have a big one.
Blue category - How to keep the beat.
Purple Category - Fill in the blanks with familiar wording.
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
Don't be fooled by all the words that rhyme. They are divided into two different categories.
Today applause and applause cannot occur at the same time.
Neither BUN nor BOB, even though they are both hairstyles.
A hero can be the person who saves you, but today it refers to a sandwich bread often associated with New York City .
What are the categories of connectivity today?
Yellow: deli bread option
green: slang
Blue: Keeping pace with the music
Purple: ___ wheel
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 DELI BREAD OPTIONS, and the words are: BUN, HERO, ROLL, WRAP.
What's the green word in Connections today?
The green grouping should be the second easiest. Today’s theme for the green group is slang, and the words are: CHOPS, KISSER, TRAP, and YAP.
What's the blue word in today's Wired?
The blue group is the second hardest. Today’s theme for the blue group is “Keeping Rhythm with the Music” and the words are: BOB, CLAP, SNAP, TAP.
What is the purple word in today's connection?
The purple group is considered the hardest. The theme of today's purple group is ___ round, and the text is: applause, drinks, funds, golf.
How I solved my connection issues today
Oh, this is an interesting looking board - and by "interesting" I mean a little scary, of course. At first glance, I wondered if there were haircut categories (BOB, BUN), but then I discovered that BUN might actually pair better with WRAP, ROLL, or even HERO as a sandwich tool type. I'm not 100% confident in HERO, but let's give it a try. ?
KISSER is a colloquial slang term that seems to go well with TRAP, YAP, and CHOPS. ?
For some reason I have a gut feeling that applause, golf, and drinks all go together like some over-the-top bells and whistles (I'm imagining a Trump fundraiser), so maybe it has something to do with funding? This leaves BOB, CLAP, TAP and SNAP, which seems reasonable. Give it a try. ? Ah, this is "a round of___". I was no closer to my category guess, but it worked!
This makes BOB, CLAP, SNAP and TAP the way to "keep in rhythm with the music". ?
Connect Puzzle #331 ???? ???? ???? ????
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 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!
