Today’s NYT Connections Puzzle for August 2, #418 Is the Toughest Yet [CNET]
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I love the New York Times Connections puzzle, and I’m calling it: Today’s puzzle was maybe the toughest so far. (Spoilers ahead..) Words relating to DJs, the color green, and grammar were all in the mix, and more people have flocked to our online answer page today than perhaps for any other Connections puzzle this year. Read on if you’re one of them, and need Connections hints and answers.
Want more game answers? Here’s the Wordle answer for today, and here’s the answer for Strands. And do you solve the NYT Mini Crossword? Here’s today’s answer for that.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Don’t push me.
Green group hint: Two turntables and a microphone.
Blue group hint: “Schoolhouse Rock” unpacked these.
Purple group hint: It’s not easy being this.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Stretch, as one’s patience.
Green group: Things a DJ does.
Blue group: Adjectives used in grammar.
Purple group: What “green” might mean.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
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New York Times Connections completed puzzle for August 2, 2024.
Screenshot by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper/CNETThe yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is stretch, as one’s patience. The four answers are strain, tax, test and try.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is things a DJ does. The four answers are mix, sample, scratch and spin.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is adjectives used in grammar. The four answers are direct, irregular, possessive and present.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is what “green” might mean. The four answers are ecological, jealous, lush and nauseous.
How to play Connections
Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words you think go together. The groups are coded by color, though you don’t know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is the toughest. Look at the words carefully and think about related terms. Sometimes the connection has to do with just a part of the word. Once, four words were grouped because each started with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”