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Finding the right balance and getting into the groove of anyConnectionspuzzle can be quite difficult. However, we have all the tips you need to help you find the rhythm and stick with it. Instead of feeling exhausted by today’s puzzle, we want you tofeel energized and refreshed as you ride on the adrenaline of a close victory. To help you achieve this, here is everything you need to see it through.
If you are looking for another adrenaline-based puzzle game, thedailyLetter Boxedpuzzleis one to try. It has everything you need to get addicted to it, with achallenging premise and just enough success with every guessto make you think you are close to the answer. This can mean sitting there for hours as you attempt to get just that much closer to the answer every time, but there is also nothing sweeter than a victory well-earned at the hand of this challenging game.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
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Instead of depleting your guesses without any success, we can helpguide you there with a few key clues. Today’s puzzle has fairly separate categories with distinct words, which means that it can get easier once you have those few tidbits. Sometimes this can make it harder if there’s a lot of overlap, but luckily that is not the case today.
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If you still feel the need for some extra guidance, we have that covered too. There are slightspoilers for the category namesin the box below, with full spoilers to come in the next section.
EXHAUST
SAP
This category is something I feel a lot, so it was not hard to put it together. Sometimes, a certain day or event can feel like it has fullyDRAINed your excess reserves of energyif you had anything to begin with. Whether you use the words EMPTY, EXHAUST, or SAP instead, everyone likely knows what that feels like. However, we try to make the best of it even so, and taking a little time away from everything else to play a short game like this can renew your energy when you need it to.
ROCK
SHRED
If you are feeling like you are exhausted, sometimes this activity can also lift your spirits. Music has a weird way of moving us, especially when we feel numb or sad otherwise. But if you let yourselfROCK out to a music session, it can turn your whole mood and day around. That has been the case for me many times, although I do not do the actual “playing” as much anymore. It is hard to have a JAM session when all you have is a clarinet by yourself - although it is not impossible!
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TIP
TOTAL
If you have ever eaten out,these words will be quite familiar to you. TIP might be a little less familiar to you if you are not American, but the rest of the words and lines will all still be there. It is a nice reminder that you got to eat a nice meal cooked by someone else, but also a sad reminder of how much it cost to do so. And you wrap it all up with a nice SIGNATURE to say you approved of it, or at least that you approve the bill.
POWDER
SYRUP
I am not sure I have ever come across something called sugar GRAIN before, but as my grandma is quite the proficient baker I have come across everything else. If you want something that is sweet and yummy, you willhave to add some kind of sugar into it- often in POWDER form. Grandma’s brownies are to die for, so you will want to add in as much sugar as the recipe allows for maximum potential.
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If you have not had a sugar overload just from thinking about grandma’s brownies, or maybe you have, and you can’t move off the couch just yet,try another puzzleto help your brain work those calories away.
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Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues.EveryWordleanswercan be found in our daily updated list.
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