These are the hints and answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle published Thursday, May 2, 2024, game #326. Start with the category nudges below; the full groups are behind a spoiler warning.
Hints for Connections #326
Try these four nudges before looking at the answer key:
- Top performer.
- Car-related.
- Films that include the same popular actor.
- The key to this category is found at the beginning of the words.
Connections asks players to sort 16 terms into four groups of four. A connection may rely on wordplay as well as a shared subject, so an apparent match can be a red herring. The game reveals a category and its color-coded difficulty after a group is found; yellow is the most straightforward and purple the most difficult. Read the game overview.
Spoiler warning: full answer key
The category labels and all 16 answers for May 2 follow.
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Highly skilled
- ACE
- CRACKERJACK
- EXPERT
- HOTSHOT
Used to fix a flat
- CHOCK
- JACK
- TIRE
- WRENCH
Joaquin Phoenix movies
- GLADIATOR
- HER
- JOKER
- SIGNS
Words starting with music genres
- POPCORN
- RAPTURE
- ROCKETRY
- SOULMATE
The last group contains the genre names POP, RAP, ROCK and SOUL at the start of each word.
Quick Recap
Rank #2
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