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If you are attempting to sift through the words in today’sConnectionspuzzle and are struggling to put them together, you are lucky you made it here. We haveclues and tips to keep you from losing this one. There are a lot of potential pitfalls in every single Connections puzzle, but if you are trying to avoid them, the tips and tricks we have for you can help you.
If you like Connections, you will also likely enjoy theNYTTilespuzzle. It is about looking for pairs and in some ways feels a lot like a matching game likeGo Fish. In this case,you are competing against yourself and the computeras opposed to an opponent. Get a bigger streak with every new puzzle and a new higher score. You will have to make a lot of matches to get that streak higher and higher.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
OCTOBER 14 #490
In today’s puzzle, a fair number of words can be nouns or verbs, making it hard to recognize which meaning is the right one to go off of. With the right deductive reasoning, youcan start separating the words out and constructing the various categories. Today, we can help you figure that out by giving you the right hints and spoilers if necessary.
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Once you have taken a look at the clues and started trying to sort them out, you might still find yourself stumped. If you do, westill have more clues for you to help you finish it up.
ROOT
SIFT
If you need to rummage through something, you might be DIGGING through it. ROOT can connect plants to the ground, but it can also mean rummaging, especially if you are trying to get to the bottom. SIFT can mean a number of things, but as an archaeologist,beingable to sift through dirt is one of my favorite meaningsand something I have done quite a lot of. Lastly, to COMB through something can mean using a comb in your hair, but it has another meaning as well.
ROLL
RUMBLE
This one took me a second to figure out, as I kind of forgot that the word PEAL existed. It is a good word and should probably be adding to my vocabulary a bit more than I currently do. I was more aware of RUMBLE and ROLL and had those two grouped together from the beginning before adding CLAP as another loud noise. It was not until I finished the category that I realized they were allsupposed to be words about thunder specifically, but it made sense as a category about loud noises without that specification.
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PONY
TWIST
After seeing BRAID and TWIST, I thought it was likely that they went together and started looking for other options. I did not see anything about rope or any other kind of “twisting” words that would lean more toward a category of verbs, so I looked at BUN andthought it could be various hairstyles. It took me a little too long to add PONY into the mix, but it was because it was missing the crucial “tail” that would have clued me in sooner. That being said, I am still glad I managed to solve it regardless.
TABLE
TREE
Lastly, this category was something that I was leaning toward but was unsure of. I had seen BOOK and TREE earlier and thought it could be something about things that are made of or made up of paper,which ended up nearly being correct, but when I came back to these words at the end, it did not immediately make sense as I entered in the last guess. Seeing it now makes more sense, and I am a little mad about how close I was. I cannot, however, be mad about solving it correctly and getting the win.
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If you need another puzzle to fill the void now that you have finished theConnectionspuzzle,check outCrosswordleto get a fun intersecting challengeall about words.
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