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Spoilers ahead: These hints and answers are for the Saturday, August 31, 2024 NYT Connections puzzle, game #447. Start with the broad clues below, or jump to the full word groups if you want the solution.
Hints for Connections #447
Try these in order, from least to most revealing:
- Think of sections found in a newspaper.
- Look for parts or features of a tree; “crown” is the less obvious fit.
- The food group is made of salad varieties.
- The last group points to designs on the reverse sides of U.S. coins.
Category clues
- Yellow: Parts of a periodical.
- Green: Aspects of a large plant.
- Blue: Healthy eats.
- Purple: Things that might turn up in a bag or pocket.
Full answers for Aug. 31, 2024
The puzzle groups 16 words into four sets of four. NYT describes yellow as the easiest category and purple as the trickiest, and notes that words can seem to fit more than one group. Its Help Center says, “Each puzzle has exactly one solution and is meant to be tricky by having words that could fit into multiple categories.”
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Newspaper sections | ARTS, BUSINESS, COMICS, SPORTS |
| Green | Tree features | BARK, CROWN, RINGS, ROOTS |
| Blue | Kinds of salad | CHEF, GARDEN, GREEK, WEDGE |
| Purple | Seen on backs of U.S. coins | EAGLE, MONTICELLO, SHIELD, TORCH |
How to play and replay the puzzle
Connections presents 16 words and asks you to sort them into four groups of four. It releases daily at midnight in the player’s timezone. NYT says the game is available on its Games website and in its Games and News apps. The game is free to play; access to the archive of past puzzles requires an All Access or Games subscription. NYT says the archive reaches back to June 12, 2023. These are the Help Center’s current access details and may change.
For this puzzle specifically, Tom’s Guide, in an article syndicated by Yahoo Entertainment, reported a 2.9 out of 5 difficulty rating attributed to Connections Companion. This is a secondary-source rating, not a verified official NYT statistic.
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Sources
- DocumentaryTube: NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Saturday, August 31, 2024 (#447)
- Tom’s Guide, syndicated by Yahoo Entertainment: NYT Connections today hints and answers — Saturday, August 31 (#447)
- The New York Times Help Center: Connections
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