NYT Connections #424, published Thursday, August 8, 2024, groups words around pool entries, reiteration, a mainstay and words that precede “radio.” Start with the spoiler-free nudges below, or jump to the full groups when you’re ready.
Spoiler warning: The hints are staged from indirect clues to category names and then the complete answers. Stop before the section that reveals the detail you want to avoid.
Hints for Connections #424
- Yellow: Fun, exciting ways to enter the water.
- Green: To say or do something again.
- Blue: Something or someone that provides stability and structure.
- Purple: Each word can come before the same kind of broadcast medium.
Category names
- Yellow: Splashy ways to enter a pool
- Green: Reiterate
- Blue: Mainstay
- Purple: ___ radio
Full answers for August 8, 2024
The 16 words in the grid were TALK, PIRATE, PILLAR, PARROT, HAM, QUOTE, CANNONBALL, ANCHOR, SATELLITE, ECHO, CORNERSTONE, JACKKNIFE, BACKFLIP, BACKBONE, BELLYFLOP and REPEAT.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Splashy ways to enter a pool | BACKFLIP, BELLYFLOP, CANNONBALL, JACKKNIFE |
| Green | Reiterate | ECHO, PARROT, QUOTE, REPEAT |
| Blue | Mainstay | ANCHOR, BACKBONE, CORNERSTONE, PILLAR |
| Purple | ___ radio | HAM, PIRATE, SATELLITE, TALK |
A likely red herring
ANCHOR, PIRATE, PARROT and CANNONBALL may look like a set of pirate-ship references. That grouping is misleading: each word belongs to a different solution group. Separating those tempting associations is the key to seeing the intended categories.
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The New York Times says Connections is available in the Games app, at nytimes.com/games/connections, and in the News app. A new puzzle releases at midnight in the player’s timezone. The NYT Help Center says the archive reaches back to June 12, 2023, and that All Access and Games subscribers can access it, so this August 2024 puzzle falls within the archive’s date range. Access terms can change; check the current NYT Help Center for details.
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