The editor for today’sConnectionspuzzle had an Ace up their sleeve the whole time. If you do not want to fall into the trap, or already have and are confused, then here are some tips to avoiding it and understanding what the categories actually are. Join us to get some good hints and tips so that you do not make the same mistakes we did.
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Today’s Connections Category Hints
JUNE 29 #383
The tricky bit of this puzzle will be negated by a fair margin once you know the categories, as what first appears to be correct will not be. This can let you finish the puzzle on your own, so we have listed the categories down below for you to peruse.
___ FLOWER
TUE
TWO
In a puzzle full of very short words, it would be very easy to fall for the trick with the short abbreviated days of the week seemingly comprising a full category. Often when a category is not a real one, there are less than four words that fit in, but today there are four days of the week to trick you: TUE, WED, SAT, SUN. However, once that was eliminated as a choice, seeing four words that all sounded like TOO we decided that this must be the right direction.
UNITE
WED
In fact, as another tip, the four days of the week are spread across the four categories. Here WED means “to wed” which makes sense given the context. TIE could also be a misleading word, given that there are other short words beginning with T, but seeing TIE and UNITE together, the category started to come together.
PUT
SAT
It’s not very usual for one of the words to also be in the category name, so it is interesting when it happens. However, this category felt fairly easy once we got to it, as no other words had that same kind of definition. LAID is a little tricky, as the past tense version of the word has the same spelling as “to lie” but since they still have quite similar definitions, it made sense either way.
WALL
WILD
As the last category left, this one was fairly easy to complete. It also felt perfectly timed as we are now in summer full swing, with flowers in full bloom and the sun shining perhaps too much. At least where we are, the clouds are a welcome sight when the sun is blazing up above.
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