Many of the wordsin today’sConnectionspuzzle represent parts of a whole, leaving you to combineideas to form a complete concept. I would compare today’s puzzle to a classic jigsaw puzzle, with parts that fit well only based on the context of their group. However, to understand which phrases make the most sense with each other, you may need some clues to give you a head start.
Youonly have four chances to make mistakesfor today’sConnectionspuzzle, giving you less room for error compared toWordledaily challenges. Four words belong to four different categories, but don’t rely on the first definition you think of for each phrase. As I’ve learned the hard way, this puzzle is trying to trick you by presenting words with seemingly obvious meanings.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
April 23 #682
I was able to solve today’s puzzle by recognizing the theme -parts of a whole. Every group of words in the puzzle is either used to describe something that takes place as part of a larger event or represents physical parts of something complete. I noticed that some words were literal prefixes to larger terms, while others were simply physical pieces I had to put together.
If you are struggling to identify today’s categories for the puzzle, here are some helpful hints to get you started:
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.
___POLE
ROOT
TRUNK
This part of the puzzle was the easiest for me to solve, solely because the ROOT and TRUNK concepts pair well right away. When you consider the theme of today’s puzzle, you will immediately recognize howBRANCH and LEAF are also parts of treesyou might be seeing more frequently with the turn of spring. Be careful not to use BEAN in this group, despite that word’s status as a plant in alternate definitions.
PAW
TAIL
The first word I recognized in this portion of the puzzle was MUZZLE, as it has very few definitions.Putting MUZZLE with PAW and TAIL helps you form the animal connectionbetween each phrase with ease, but the last word can be a bit confusing. Some pet owners may mistake BEAN for the toe beans of their favorite pets, when FUR is the right word to have in this group for a more literal part of an animal’s larger whole.
GAG
SKETCH
ACT can mean a lot of things, from the parts of a play to the verb"acting"to fake doing something.Once you put ACT with SKETCH or GAG, though, you may understand the comedic elementto each word’s alternate definition. I paired these words in the same group to quickly add BIT to the mix to complete this section of the puzzle.
MAY
TAD
This part of the puzzle was pretty tricky for me, as I initially thought TAD and BIT went together as units of time. However, upon some reflection, I realized that FLAG and MAY could have a connection since Memorial Day is in May. While the wrong reasoning, putting the last two words of BEAN and TAD together created the rest of the category, allowing me to stumble to the right answer.
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