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Hints for Connections game #712
Work through these clues in order if you want to preserve some of the challenge:
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- A lively event—or a celebration that goes big.
- What a person is made of, in temperament or character.
- Units used to measure weight in the British imperial system.
- A two-word description that can apply to several different things, including a kind of marble.
The 16 tiles
STONE, FIBER, MARBLE, EYELINER, BLOWOUT, MAKEUP, POUND, BASH, NATURE, GLASSES, BLAST, DRAM, NEBULA, OUNCE, CHARACTER, RAVE.
Connections answers for May 23
Spoilers: the four groups are:
- Yellow — QUITE THE PARTY: BASH, BLAST, BLOWOUT, RAVE.
- Green — ONE’S CONSTITUTION: CHARACTER, FIBER, MAKEUP, NATURE.
- Blue — BRITISH IMPERIAL UNITS OF WEIGHT: DRAM, OUNCE, POUND, STONE.
- Purple — WHAT “CAT’S EYE” CAN BE USED TO DESCRIBE: EYELINER, GLASSES, MARBLE, NEBULA.
Why the last two groups can be tricky
STONE is a weight here
STONE and MARBLE may both bring rocks to mind, but they belong to different groups. STONE is paired with DRAM, OUNCE and POUND as a British imperial unit of weight.
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MARBLE means the game
In the purple group, MARBLE refers to a cat’s-eye marble, not a piece of stone. EYELINER, GLASSES and NEBULA can also be described as “cat’s eye,” making that category a word-association connection rather than a single literal object type.
How Connections works
Connections presents 16 words and asks players to sort them into four groups of four that share a theme. The category colors run from yellow, the easiest, to purple, the trickiest. Some words can plausibly fit more than one theme, so spotting a tempting overlap does not always reveal the intended group. The daily puzzle releases at midnight in each player’s timezone. NYT Help Center: Connections
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Where to play older Connections puzzles
Connections is available on the New York Times Games site and in its apps. The official archive reaches back to June 12, 2023 and is available to All Access and Games subscribers. You need an NYT account to track archive progress, and once an archived puzzle is completed, it cannot be replayed. NYT Help Center: Connections
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