Understanding what things are called is crucial for today’s Connections puzzle, as every term has some sort of title or reasoning behind it. Rather than focusing on pure definitions, I found that knowing the right context to a phrase helps put them into category groups. To create four pairs of four for the right answers, you’ll need to dive deep into all the different references that exist in today’s puzzle.
In other puzzle titles, such as the daily Wordle NYT challenge, you have five or more opportunities to make a mistake before you are told the right answer(s). However, in today’s Connections puzzle, you only have four chances to make a mistake. This gives you limited attempts to find four different puzzle categories, so avoid your first instinct to label phrases only one way to discover more patterns.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
May 15 #704
Many of the solutions for the puzzle weren’t too hard to find once I understood that titles were important for today’s theme. Many of the words being used stand alone, with their definitions having little room for interpretation. This means the puzzle is trying to fool you less, testing your raw knowledge on what certain terms mean or where you would find them being used to convey something else on a larger scale.
Anyone struggling with today’s puzzle should check out these clues to start figuring out which categories pertain to the right answers:
- One category is about terms used to describe logical thinking and the basis of an idea.
- One category is about terms used to give titles to snow and ice that form during the winter.
- One category is about terms used at the end of iconic shows with belting voices and dramatic flair.
- One category is about terms used after another word that gives the whole phrase more authenticity.
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If you want to go all out with some of your clue-searching, you should look at the category names to get some extra help. There are also spoilers for each category if you find yourself needing to solve a single category to finish up.
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RATIONALE |
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TYPES OF SNOW |
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LAST WORDS OF FAMOUS OPERA TITLES |
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REAL___ |
Today’s Connections Answers
May 15 #704
Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
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RATIONALE |
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BASIS |
FOUNDATION |
GROUNDS |
REASON |
At first, I connected the words FOUNDATION and DEAL together, thinking that they were linked to an idea of a legal process. On the other hand, I also saw that REASON and BASIS had similar meanings, with both being related to logical thinking. This thread seemed to hold more weight, so I kept FOUNDATION included and added GROUNDS after a mistake, as having grounds for an argument seemed in line with logical thoughts.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
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TYPES OF SNOW |
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CRUST |
ICE |
POWDER |
SLUSH |
ICE and POWDER were words I put together early in today’s puzzle for how they both related to snow, or at least the idea of winter. Looking into other words, I understood that SLUSH was a term used to describe a messy melting of ICE and snow, which could correlate into a category with the other two words. On a whim, I included CRUST for how a snow cone may have a crusty crunch of ice on its exterior, which ended up being the right answer.
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Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
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LAST WORDS OF FAMOUS OPERA TITLES |
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BESS |
BUTTERFLY |
FLUTE |
SEVILLE |
This part of the puzzle was difficult for me, as I thought words like BUTTERFLY and FLUTE were refering to their normal definitions as an insect and instrument respectfully. However, after looking up SEVILLE, I understood that SEVILLE could reference “The Barber of Seville,” a famous opera by Gioachino Rossini. Similarly, “Madama Butterfly” for BUTTERFLY, “Porgy and Bess” for BESS, and Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” for FLUTE all fit under this category’s title-centric theme.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
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REAL___ |
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DEAL |
ESTATE |
MADRID |
WORLD |
Surprisingly, this was the first part of the puzzle I solved, as I instantly recognized MADRID as part of Real Madrid, a prominent La Liga professional football club. Noticing the “Real” part of that word was missing, I quickly realized DEAL meant “real deal” and WORLD referenced the phrase “real world.” To finish this section, I saw ESTATE as “real estate,” fitting into the titles that the other phrases had formed.
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Connections
- Released
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June 12, 2023
- ESRB
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- Developer(s)
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The New York Times Company
- Publisher(s)
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The New York Times Company
