Today’sConnections puzzleis fun – and colorful.
I got a kick out of the blue and purple categories, especially.
It helps to have some knowledge of a certain Disney movie.
Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle.
Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers.
Yellow group hint: The boss does this.
Green group hint: Some gloves are made of this.
Blue group hint: Robin Williams' voice-acting role.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is be in charge of.
The four answers are direct, head, lead and run.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is things made of rubber.
The four answers are balloon, eraser, galosh and tire.
The four answers are blue, earring, lamp and wishes.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is red ____.
The four answers are bull, cross, herring and velvet.
That helps you hear the words in the context of a phrase.
The Connections editors love to group words together that are used in similar phrasing, like ____ Up.
#2: Don’t go for the obvious grouping.
These editors are smart.
Once, they offered SPONGE, BOB, SQUARE and PANTS in the same puzzle.
None of those words were in the same category.
If you like, hit the “shuffle” button to give yourself a different perspective on the words.
#3: Break down any compound words and look for similarities.
