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Connections puzzles reset at midnight in each time zone, so “today” can refer to a different puzzle depending on where you are. This guide uses the fixed date and game number. The date, board and solutions are reported by TechRadar and independently confirmed by Parade.
Connections #709: group hints
Try sorting the 16 words into four groups before reading on. These hints describe the connections without giving away the category names:
- Written down
- Found in the same farm building
- Family friendly sleuths
- Add a word you sleep on
Board words
LEDGER · DAY · BROWN · HORSE · WATER · HARDY · LOG · MURPHY · BALE · DREW · CANOPY · RECORD · TROUGH · REGISTER · HOLMES · PITCHFORK
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Spoilers: category names and answers
The category labels and word groups below reveal the full solution.
Account book
LEDGER · LOG · RECORD · REGISTER
Seen in a barn
BALE · HORSE · PITCHFORK · TROUGH
Detectives of kid-lit
BROWN · DREW · HARDY · HOLMES
Words before “bed”
CANOPY · DAY · MURPHY · WATER
The final group forms familiar phrases: canopy bed, daybed, Murphy bed and waterbed.
Rank #2
Sources
These secondary answer guides agree on the puzzle identity and solution; this answer set has not been verified against a primary NYT archive or official game page.
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