NYT Connections puzzle #404 is the Friday, July 19, 2024 edition. Start with the graduated clues below if you want a nudge; the full four groups are farther down, behind a spoiler warning.
Hints for Connections #404
The clues move from broad category nudges toward the wordplay. Stop here if you want to solve the grid yourself.
- Yellow: Your boo; a romantic partner.
- Green: Something not-so-nice to say.
- Blue: Related to a gas station.
- Purple: These words can all share the same second word.
How to approach the puzzle
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a shared connection. The groups have different difficulty levels, and the game allows up to four mistakes. Connections can also use wordplay, including homophones. TechRadar’s guide author described this puzzle as fairly easy and said DIESEL stood out as a useful starting point: it has fewer plausible everyday readings than words such as FLAME, DIG, or POOL, making it easier to test alongside other gas-related terms. That is the author’s solving account, not an independently tested strategy.
Spoilers: the answers for July 19, 2024
Warning: the complete solution is below.
Yellow — Romantic partner
FLAME, LOVER, STEADY, SWEETHEART
Green — Insult
BURN, DIG, JAB, SLIGHT
Blue — Gas pump options
DIESEL, PLUS, PREMIUM, REGULAR
Purple — ___ TABLE
COFFEE, PERIODIC, POOL, WATER
Why the purple group works
The trick is to add TABLE after each word: coffee table, periodic table, pool table, and water table. The other categories are a romantic partner, an insult, and options at a gas pump.
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Which July 19 puzzle is this?
This answer set is for Friday, July 19, 2024, game #404—not for a July 19 edition in another year. TechRadar published its guide on July 18, 2024, and Parade published its guide on July 19; both report the same groups and answers: TechRadar’s Connections #404 guide and Parade’s July 19 guide.
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