Daily New York Times Link Puzzle Tips (Solutions) for September 2, 2024 (Rewritten)
If you're searching for the responses to the CONNECTIONS challenge on September 2, 2024, you've come to the right place! I'll provide some hints, tips, and clues, and ultimately, the solutions for all four categories. As we go, I'll explain the trickier terms, and show you how everything fits together.
WARNING: Below, you'll find spoilers for September 2, 2024, NYT Connections #449! Read on if you're interested in some hints (and then the answers) for today's CONNECTIONS game.
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Here are some indirect hints regarding today's CONNECTIONS answers:
- Yellow Category: There's something odd happening.
- Green Category: This is the place where you do your work.
- Blue Category: People often keep these things as keepsakes.
- Purple Category: It's a fill-in-the-blank, with a word that refers to something with connections.
SPOILERS BELOW! If you don't wish for the entire thing to be unveiled, proceed slowly. (The complete solution is coming up later.)
AHEAD OF TIME WARNING: Some words don't match up correctly: RECORD and STORE don't work together, COMIC doesn't refer to a stand-up comedian, and POST doesn't connect with MAIL or LETTER.
- What are the categories in today's CONNECTIONS?
- Yellow: Unusual
- Green: Workplace
- Blue: History's Treasures
- Purple: Connecting Link
TRIPLE WARNING: THE ANSWERS FOLLOW!
Ready to discover the responses to today's CONNECTIONS puzzle? I'm about to reveal everything.
What are the yellow words in today's CONNECTIONS?
The yellow group is considered the simplest. Today's yellow category theme is "UNUSUAL," with the following words: BIZARRE, IRREGULAR, WEIRD, ODD.
What are the green words in today's CONNECTIONS?
The green group is intended to be the second easiest. Today's green category theme is "WORKPLACE," and the words are: JOB, POSITION, DESK, STATION.
What are the blue words in today's CONNECTIONS?
The blue group is considered the second hardest. Today's blue category theme is "HISTORY'S TREASURES," and the words are: RELIC, POSTCARD, COLLECTIBLE, PHOTOGRAPH.
What are the purple words in today's CONNECTIONS?
The purple group is considered the most difficult. Today's purple category theme is "CONNECTING LINK" and the words are: LINK, SFP, CABLE, PORT.
Method for Solving Today's CONNECTIONS
After a quick glance, I think WEIRD fits with BIZARRE, IRREGULAR, and ODD, as words related to something unusual.
STATION and DESK could function as words for a room where a guard would work, for example. Maybe POSITION, too?
RECORD and STORE could be words signifying saving something in one's memory.
POSTCARD, LETTER, LINK, and CABLE are all related to mail or interconnecting.
I'm going to consider the word "COMIC," and see if that helps. I think of COMIC strips in a newspaper and I think of stand-up comedy.
Maybe there's a category of things people collect, with STAMP, RELIC, COIN, and—by searching for "things people collect"—COMIC?
It looks like STATION, DESK, POSITION, and JOB likely belong together.
That leaves STORE, MAIL, LINK, and CABLE. I'll ponder on that. Oh, they all refer to the word "chain." A CHAIN store represents a global brand with multiple locations, CHAIN mail is a type of armor, a CHAIN reaction is something that has a snowball effect, and a CHAIN letter is an email meant to be shared (typically with misinformation).
How to play CONNECTIONS
Here is a FULL GUIDE FOR PLAYING CONNECTIONS, but let me share a quick overview:
Find the CONNECTIONS game either on the New York Times website or in their Games app (formerly the Crossword app). You'll see a game board with 16 tiles, each containing one word or phrase. Your task is to select a group of four tiles that share something in common. Usually, they are all the same type of thing (like rain, sleet, hail, and snow being types of wet weather) but sometimes there's wordplay involved (like bucket, guest, top ten, and wish being types of lists).
Select four items and hit the Submit button. If your guess is correct, the category and color will be revealed. If your guess was inaccurate, you'll get a new opportunity.
You win when you've correctly identified all four groups. But if you make four mistakes before finishing, the game ends and the answers are exposed.
Understanding how to triumph in Connections requires recognizing that the categories are intentionally convoluted. Be prepared to encounter overlapping groups. For instance, a riddle appeared to include six breakfast items: BACON, EGG, PANCAKE, OMELET, WAFFLE, and CEREAL. However, BACON was associated with a group of artists, alongside CLOSE, MUNCH, and WHISTLER, while EGG was classified under items offered by the dozen (alongside JUROR, ROSE, and MONTH). So, don't press "submit" until you've verified that your group of four solely consists of those four items.
If you're struggling, a viable approach is to concentrate on words that seem to have no relation to the others. If the only thing that springs to mind when you think of WHISTLER is the painting famously known as "Whistler's Mother," you might be on the right track. When I solved that one, I had to look up whether there was an artist named Close, as Close did not match any apparent themes either.
Another technique to triumph when you're finding it challenging is, naturally, to review some handy tips – which is why we provide these suggestions daily. Look forward to the following puzzle tomorrow!
The New York Times recently published an article discussing possible connections between various entities in the entertainment industry, titled "NYT Connections Answer Today." This piece highlights several notable individuals and their connections.
If you're a fan of the popular puzzle game CONNECTIONS, you might enjoy experimenting with word associations related to the 'entertainment' category. For instance, one could explore connections between actors, producers, directors, and their collaborative projects.
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