Spoiler warning: This is the answer guide for NYT Connections #347, published on May 23, 2024. Start with the hints if you are still solving; the full categories and answers appear farther down.
Spoiler warning: This guide reveals the answers to NYT Connections #347, the puzzle published on Thursday, May 23, 2024. If you are still solving, start with the graduated hints below and open the answer sections only when you are ready.
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Hints for Connections #347
Try to find four groups of four words. The clues below move from broad to nearly revealing:
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- Someone being selfish: Look for verbs that can mean taking advantage of a person, resource, opportunity, or situation.
- Complete, as time: Some words can describe a period that has ended or elapsed.
- Related to a newsroom: Think of newspaper sections or editorial desks.
- The words all start in a similar way: The last group depends on opening sounds or letter sequences rather than the words’ complete meanings.
Need a stronger nudge?
- One group can follow the phrase “take advantage of.”
- Another group can follow “time is…”
- Four words can precede or combine naturally with “desk.”
- The final four begin with sounds resembling informal greetings such as “hey,” “hi,” “sup,” and “yo.”
Connections #347 answers
These are the four intended categories and their entries:
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| TAKE ADVANTAGE OF | EXPLOIT, LEVERAGE, MILK, USE |
| FINISHED, AS TIME | DONE, OVER, THROUGH, UP |
| NEWSPAPER DESKS | CITY, COPY, CULTURE, SPORTS |
| WORDS BEGINNING WITH GREETINGS | HEYDAY, HIJINKS, SUPPER, YOGURT |
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF: EXPLOIT, LEVERAGE, MILK, USE
EXPLOIT, LEVERAGE, MILK, and USE can all express the idea of taking advantage of something or someone. You might exploit a weakness, leverage an opportunity, milk a situation for all it is worth, or use a person or resource to achieve a goal.
This group is easy to misread as simply “verbs that take an object.” That description is too broad: many words in the grid can function as verbs. The important connection is the shared sense of using an advantage, situation, or person for one’s own benefit.
FINISHED, AS TIME: DONE, OVER, THROUGH, UP
DONE, OVER, THROUGH, and UP can each describe time that has ended:
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- “The time is done.”
- “The time is over.”
- “The time is through.”
- “The time is up.”
The phrasing is not equally common in every variety of English, but the words share the intended “the period has ended” meaning. UP is especially useful as a trap because it can also appear in many unrelated phrases and compounds.
NEWSPAPER DESKS: CITY, COPY, CULTURE, SPORTS
CITY, COPY, CULTURE, and SPORTS can all be paired with desk in a newsroom:
- City desk: local or municipal news
- Copy desk: editing, headlines, style, and accuracy
- Culture desk: arts, entertainment, and cultural coverage
- Sports desk: sports reporting and editorial work
This is one of the most concrete groups in the puzzle. Spotting the shared word desk can help separate these entries from the more abstract wordplay in the final category.
WORDS BEGINNING WITH GREETINGS: HEYDAY, HIJINKS, SUPPER, YOGURT
The final group is based on the beginnings of the words:
- HEYday begins with HEY.
- HIjinks begins with HI.
- SUPper begins with SUP, echoing the informal greeting “sup?”
- YOgurt begins with YO, another informal greeting.
Unlike the other groups, these words are not connected by their full definitions. The category works through sound and spelling at the start of each entry. SUPPER is the trickiest member because “sup” is embedded in a longer word and is less visually obvious as a greeting than “hey” or “hi.”
How to solve this grid
A practical route through this puzzle is to identify the newsroom group first: CITY, COPY, CULTURE, and SPORTS all form familiar newspaper-desk compounds. Next, test DONE, OVER, THROUGH, and UP against the phrase “time is.”
Once those eight words are removed, the remaining entries divide into the exploitation verbs and the greeting-like openings. The apparent overlap is intentional: USE, MILK, LEVERAGE, and EXPLOIT can all take an object, but their more specific shared meaning is “take advantage of.”
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Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Frequently Asked Questions
Which Connections puzzle is this?
This guide covers the historical NYT Connections puzzle numbered #347, published on Thursday, May 23, 2024. It is not a guide to a current daily puzzle.
What is the trickiest category in Connections #347?
The least literal category is WORDS BEGINNING WITH GREETINGS: HEYDAY begins with HEY, HIJINKS with HI, SUPPER with SUP, and YOGURT with YO.
Why are CITY, COPY, CULTURE, and SPORTS grouped together?
Yes. CITY, COPY, CULTURE, and SPORTS can all be paired with “desk” as newspaper editorial desks or sections.
The Bottom Line
The answers to NYT Connections #347 are EXPLOIT, LEVERAGE, MILK, USE for “TAKE ADVANTAGE OF”; DONE, OVER, THROUGH, UP for “FINISHED, AS TIME”; CITY, COPY, CULTURE, SPORTS for “NEWSPAPER DESKS”; and HEYDAY, HIJINKS, SUPPER, YOGURT for words beginning with greeting-like sounds.
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