This is the archived NYT Connections puzzle for Monday, July 15, 2024, game #400—not today’s live puzzle. If you’re still solving, start with the category nudges below; the full groups follow a spoiler warning.
Hints for Connections #400
- One group is about treating a claim as true.
- Another names a deceptive appearance or pretense.
- Look for four ways to support or attach a television.
- The final group uses liquor-bottle size terms, including a U.S. term for a large bottle.
Spoiler warning: the July 15 answers
The 16 words in the grid were BELIEVE, HANDLE, MOUNT, SHOW, BASE, BLUFF, ACCEPT, STAND, FRONT, FIFTH, BRACKET, TRUST, PINT, BUY, SHAM, and LITER.
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| Category | Words | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| REGARD AS TRUE | ACCEPT, BELIEVE, BUY, TRUST | Each can mean accepting a proposition as true or credible; “buy” is used figuratively, not as a purchase. |
| FACADE | BLUFF, FRONT, SHAM, SHOW | Each can describe a deceptive appearance or pretense. |
| WAYS TO SECURE A TV | BASE, BRACKET, MOUNT, STAND | Each names a support or mounting method for a television. |
| LIQUOR BOTTLE SIZES | FIFTH, HANDLE, LITER, PINT | Each is used as a liquor-container size term. In U.S. usage, a “handle” is a large liquor bottle. |
How the wordplay works
Synonyms and figurative meanings
ACCEPT, BELIEVE, BUY, and TRUST fit through the sense of regarding something as true. BLUFF, FRONT, SHAM, and SHOW rely on less literal senses: each can suggest a false front or pretense.
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BASE, BRACKET, MOUNT, and STAND all point to ways a television can be supported or secured. FIFTH, HANDLE, LITER, and PINT are liquor-bottle size terms; “handle” is the most specialized clue for readers unfamiliar with U.S. bottle terminology.
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What Connections asks you to do
NYT Connections presents 16 words and asks players to sort them into four groups of four that share a connection. The NYT Help Center’s Games information describes the game and NYT Games as an access point.
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