Well, well, it’s time for the daily Connections puzzle, and it’s not an easy one. I said my streak going well would not end up going well for me, and I was completely right. The annoying part is, I was extremely close on most of these. With just a word different in one of my guesses, this puzzle would have gone very differently. To help you avoid those same mistakes, check out the hints and tricks in the rest of this guide.
There are a lot of different puzzles out there, but if you want a bunch of different puzzles in one game, you should check out The Password Game. It is a daily game much like the others that combines a bunch of different, smaller puzzles into one big challenge that requires you to take into account all of the answers to each puzzle at the same time. It is quite hard the first time you try it, but it becomes easier as you get more practice and know what the puzzle expects of you.
Today's Connections Category Hints
JANUARY 28 #597
This puzzle is a tricky one, mainly because more than one of the words wants to go somewhere else or look like they belong with other words in the puzzle. That can make it hard for players to understand what the categories are, particularly with no other context. The following four clues attempt to give you some of that context, allowing you to have a little more knowledge going into the rest of the puzzle.
- One category is about someone who acts in a particular way
- One category is about four things that you might use in the same context and usually in a particular location
- One category is about four things that you would find together at the grocery store but are missing something in the puzzle
- One category is about four words that come after another word in a phrase - that word is something you might get in trouble for
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If you still need more context, which I would have greatly liked, there are the category names in the box below, followed by full spoilers.
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FUNNY PERSON |
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RESISTANCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT |
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CANDY BARS MINUS "S" |
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SPEED ___ |
Today's Connections Answers
JANUARY 28 #597
Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
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CARD |
CHARACTER |
JOKER |
LAUGH |
This category annoyed me as I guessed a combination of some of these words and missed it. I thought about objects that had a combination of red, white, and black to be fair, as JOKER, CARD, CHESS, and DIAL all have some combination of this color scheme, although not always. (Yes, red was a color in Chess in different traditions quite frequently). I did have JOKER, CHARACTER, and LAUGH together, but I didn’t have CARD in that category as, while I can apparently remember chess colors, I can’t remember the older use of a particular word.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
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BAND |
BENCH |
DUMBBELL |
MAT |
This category I got fairly quickly, which was impressive considering I don’t have a formal workout routine and do my best to avoid the gym. Not to say I don’t get any exercise, but I don’t tend to use equipment, and my cat doesn’t like me using DUMBBELLS. Still, I managed to get this one despite the handicap, and I was able to get it quite quickly. I wasn’t sure about MAT on my very first guess, but otherwise, this is the one that I felt good about today.
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Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
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AIRHEAD |
MAR |
MOUND |
SNICKER |
This one I was incredibly close to several times. I had AIRHEAD, MAR, and SNICKER all selected multiple times as I looked for what a fourth word might be. I don’t even know if I’ve ever had MOUND(s) candy. I know I have seen it after I saw the answer, but I think that’s why I didn’t see it right away. I thought maybe JOKER might be a type of candy, but obviously, that was not the right answer and I didn’t quite get all the way there.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
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BUMP |
CHESS |
DEMON |
DIAL |
This one I was not close too and probably would not have gotten unless I only had 4 words left. It is unfortunate, but I didn’t recognize that these words might belong together. That, and I had a lot of these words with other ones in different categories as options. CHESS definitely felt like it belonged with other words like CARD and JOKER, and DEMON felt like it could lean in that direction as well. I also had BUMP and MOUND together at least once.
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Wordle (NYT) |
Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues. Every Wordle answer can be found in our daily updated list. |
Yes |
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Very similar to Wordle, where players change the number of letters in the word. |
Yes |
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Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find some helpful tips in our Password Game guide. |
Yes |
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Name a country based only on its silhouette, and a few geographical hints. |
Yes |
Released June 12, 2023
Developer(s) The New York Times Company
Publisher(s) The New York Times Company
ESRB e
English (US) ·