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Hey, everyone! Welcome to the weekend. I hope you make the most of it. Today’s Connections hints and answers are coming right up.
How To Play Connections
In Connections, you’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like horror movie franchises, a type of verb or rappers.
There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them.
Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is typically the hardest one to deduce. The purple group often involves wordplay, so bear that in mind.
Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll still need to figure out which one to swap.
If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers.
Connections Hints For November 4
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are:
- TRAIN
- STRAW
- TICKET
- ROPE
- STUDY
- BIKE
- TUBE
- SPORTS
- KNIFE
- CIGARETTE
- PIPE
- DRILL
- WRENCH
- HOSE
- PRACTICE
- CANDLESTICK
And the clues for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — get ready
- Green group — like macaroni or a fiber-optic cable
- Blue group — Miss Scarlett and Col. Mustard’s tools
- Purple group — single-letter prefix
Connections Groups For November 4
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Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — ways to prepare
- Green group — hollow cylinders
- Blue group — weapons in the game Clue
- Purple group — “e-” things
Connections Answers For November 4
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s connections are…
- Yellow group — ways to prepare (DRILL, PRACTICE, STUDY, TRAIN)
- Green group — hollow cylinders (HOSE, PIPE, STRAW, TUBE)
- Blue group — weapons in the game Clue (CANDLESTICK, KNIFE, ROPE, WRENCH)
- Purple group — “e-” things (CIGARETTE, BIKE, TICKET, SPORTS)
I’m back to winning ways after yesterday’s flub.
The blue group was most apparent to me at first, but I got caught out by the red herring of PIPE on my first two guesses. I then deduced the green group, which I locked in after correctly bringing the blues together.
The yellow group then became clear, leaving the purples to wrap things up. I didn’t figure out the connection for the latter. As someone who travelled hundreds of miles for an esports event just a few weeks ago, I probably should have figured that out.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for hints and the solution for Sunday’s game if you need them.
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