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Hints for Connections #1010
Start with the broad clues, then reveal more specific nudges only if you need them.
One-word hints
- Yellow: Four expressions for being in trouble.
- Green: Four ideas used in music.
- Blue: Four objects that have strings.
- Purple: Four comparisons that suggest speed.
More specific clues
- Yellow includes being in a bind, in hot water, in a jam, or in a pickle.
- Green includes a musical key, pitch, scale, and tone.
- Blue includes a balloon, kite, tea bag, and yo-yo.
- Purple includes an arrow, lightning, a rocket, and wind.
Connections #1010 answers
Yellow — Metaphors for trouble: BIND, HOT WATER, JAM, PICKLE.
Green — Music theory concepts: KEY, PITCH, SCALE, TONE.
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Blue — Things with strings: BALLOON, KITE, TEA BAG, YO-YO.
Purple — Metaphors for quickness: ARROW, LIGHTNING, ROCKET, WIND.
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The full Connections #1010 grid
The sixteen words were WIND, HOT WATER, KEY, TEA BAG, LIGHTNING, BALLOON, JAM, PITCH, ARROW, BIND, SCALE, YO-YO, TONE, ROCKET, PICKLE, and KITE.
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