Association is the theme behind today’sConnectionspuzzle, as every word is directly used to surround and help describe certain categories. I found that it was easy to get tricked by the puzzle’s topics today due to the simplicity behind various patterns. With phrases easily describing the category they’re associated with, it’s easy to get fooled into overthinking without the right hints.
Those who have found a goodnumber ofWordlepuzzle solutionswill understand that sometimes the best answer to aConnectionspuzzle is the simplest. Since youonly have four chances to make a mistake, you don’t have many chances to misinterpret a word’s meaning. I found that thinking about every way one phrase is used in sentences will give you a great head start when solving today’s puzzle.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
April 28 #687
I made sure toseparate ideas that are too similarto help myself solve today’s puzzle, despite the theme of association prevalent in it. Instead, I focused on looking up the definitions of each phrase, including the multiple contexts they could be used. For example, EXHAUST could be used to describe being tired, or as a part of a car, depending on what meaning the puzzle is looking for.
Here are some helpful hints that can get you thinking about each category present in today’s puzzle:
If you want to go all out with some of your clue-searching,you should look at the category namesto get some extra help. There are also spoilers for each category if you find yourself needing to solve a single category to finish up.
SPRAY
WAX
This was the easiest part of the puzzle for me, as hair WAX and hair GEL were products I understood the purpose of. To follow that premise, MOUSSE and hair SPRAY are both commonly used to dress up someone’s hair, making them work perfectly together in a group. This set the theme of today’s puzzle, as each word refers to how closely they associate with one another.
SIMPLE
SPARE
This part of the puzzle was very challenging for me, as I could not find any of the right words after PLAIN and SIMPLE. While these two words seemed to work well together, SPARE was something I associated with a TIRE, as a reference to needing a spare tire for a car. I was eventually able tofind the solution by visualizing the words in this puzzle section, which created a connection between how BARE and PLAIN could relate to SPARE and SIMPLE.
HAIR
TIRE MARK
Both FINGERPRINT and TIRE MARK are complex enough words to have limited definitions, so I thought about where I would see both terms.Police crime scenes usually feature HAIR, FINGERPRINT, and TIRE MARK pieces as evidenceto help paint a picture of what happened. Once I understood this, I included FIBER for fibers of clothing that are also used to help catch culprits at the scene of a crime.
EXHAUST
TIRE
This part of the puzzle was easier to solve than I expected, even though I almost got fooled by EXHAUST. Originally, I believed that EXHAUST fit with TIRE to explain parts of a car, but the lack of BORE with the Austere category gave me pause. I realized thatDRAIN and EXHAUST also refer to"drained"or"exhausted,“leading me to include TIRE for tired and BORE for bored to get the whole pattern together.
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