If today’sConnectionspuzzle is making you snore, then you might not need hints and are probably not reading this. However, if it is making you frustrated,you may need a few nudges to get you to the finish line and help you achieve victory. You may find today’s puzzle to be challenging, as there are some tricky spots, but with a little context this puzzle can get a lot easier very quickly.
If you are interested in a word search, you should try out theNYT’sStrandspuzzle. These puzzles are full of interesting cultural references and are a little harder than the traditional word search. The biggest piece of that is becausethe game does not give you the words you are searching for. Even when you get a hint, it only highlights the letters, not the words present. It is a fun challenge and one that often has a very fun pop culture reference as well.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
JANUARY 29 #598
In today’s puzzle, there are some what seem to be obvious connections, but in other categories, there are some words that you wouldn’t typically think of.There is also one category that will either be quite easy or quite hard, depending on how familiar with certain headlines you have been. If you need some more context, you’re able to check the hints below to see if you can solve it without the spoilers.
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If you still need some more details,there are some big hints in the category namesbelow. If you need more beyond that, the answers are awaiting further down.
___HOUSE
HELD
POSSESSED
This one could be confusing, particularly since it uses words used in contexts that they are not usually. POSSESSED and HAUNTED would normally go together culturally, but not in this category. BORE is also a little confusing, as it is not typically used in this fashion.It even seems like a bit of a stretch for it to be here, because I originally connected it to HELD, not as a sense of ownership. It is much closer to “carry,” which is not the same thing, but maybe that’s too pedantic for a Connections puzzle.
SNORE
TALK
This one is also a little difficult, as I think some of these are obvious and some are a little less so. DREAM and SNORE are probably the most clear and are what drew me to this category in the first place. DROOL is still pretty common, butTALK doesn’t scream something that happens in your sleep. Maybe it does if you or a roommate happens to do so a lot, but if you don’t this could be a little harder. It does happen frequently, but the word itself does not immediately imply “sleep.”
5 Letter Words Wordle Hasn’t Used Yet (Updated Daily)
Wordle, the popular word-guessing game hosted by The New York Times, has over 1,700 words remaining as possible solutions.
VENOM
WICKED
This one I was able to solve very quickly and very fast, mainly because I recognized three of them as movies that came out recently, and then I remembered a fourth when I was looking through the rest of the words. WICKED should hopefully catch your attention,even if you didn’t watch it as it was advertised everywhere. The others weren’t as marketed, although it would be hard to match the advertising, but most of them being fairly recent is a benefit to players as well as the fact that many of them just got Oscar nominations.
HAUNTED
WHITE
This category I never really thought about, although HAUNTED and FULL I think are the biggest red flags. They could easily go with words like POSSESSED and HELD, which could trick players into making other guesses. It is a little unfortunate, but I thinkthe easier categories earlier in the puzzle make this one not as difficult. However, HAUNTED I think fits just as much as BORE does in some ways which could make this puzzle a quick loss for anyone not paying enough attention.
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