In today’s edition of Connections, players are presented with a grid of 16 words and tasked with arranging them into four groups of four by identifying the links between them. Each group is color-coded, with the yellow group being the easiest and the purple group typically being the most challenging due to wordplay. Players can shuffle the words and make guesses, being warned that four incorrect guesses will result in game over.
The words for today’s Connections game include garage, shed, yard, disco, lounge, clearance, sample, league, ditch, fathom, bake, club, foot, lose, bar, and drop. The hints provided for today’s groups are after-hours entertainment establishments, dismiss or abandon, go the distance, and a group for bargain hunters, perhaps. The groups for today’s Connections game are nightspots, cast off, units of length, and ____ sale.
The answers for today’s Connections game are as follows: the yellow group consists of nightspots (BAR, CLUB, DISCO, LOUNGE), the green group consists of cast off (DITCH, DROP, LOSE, SHED), the blue group consists of units of length (FATHOM, FOOT, LEAGUE, YARD), and the purple group consists of ____ sale (BAKE, CLEARANCE, GARAGE, SAMPLE). The author of the article recounts their experience playing the game, achieving back-to-back perfect games with relative ease.
The author quickly identified the blue and green groups, with the yellow group proving to be relatively simple as well. The purple group, with its wordplay element, provided a slight challenge but ultimately led to victory. Readers are encouraged to check the author’s blog for hints and solutions for future games if needed. Additionally, the author mentions a change in their usual content to share a particular song that has been stuck in their head, drawing a comparison to the curse from the film “The Ring.”
