If you are struggling to put a wrap on today’s Connections puzzle, we have everything you need to get you out of the rut. There are some words that have an obscure meaning in this puzzle, along with enough potential crossover words to make you scratch your noggin’. To get out of the rut and back onto your feet with this puzzle, you will want to make sure you know what the categories are and how to navigate them.
If you are looking for a different type of puzzle with a lot of the same kind of feeling, the daily Wordle puzzle might be the one for you. It is based on guessing words by eliminating letters from the available options. Additionally, you will have to decide where certain letters go in order to figure out what the word is in as few guesses as possible.
Today's Connections Category Hints
NOVEMBER 16 #524
This puzzle has a few interesting choices and words that do not go where you think they probably should. My main issue when solving this puzzle was trying to figure out what alternative meanings certain words might have, but someone more familiar with the terms in the puzzle might have a much easier time. Either way, to help you out and get you closer to victory, here are a few clues for your perusal:
- One category is about things that take care of the problems presented in the yellow category of yesterday’s puzzle
- One category is about different variations of the same cosmetic item
- One category is about four different members of the same overarching affiliation
- One category is about four words that can all follow the same word in a phrase - that word is the starting location of a Monopoly game
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If you are still unsure, you can check out the following category names to help you get going again.
 | THINGS THAT PREVENT LEAKS |
 | KINDS OF HATS |
 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM MEMBERS |
 | GO ___ |
Today's Connections Answers
NOVEMBER 16 #524
Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
CAP | COVER | PLUG | SEAL |
This one is a bit tricky depending on how close you are paying attention. If you already suspect that “hats” might be a category, then you might have dismissed CAP or put it in another category. There is also a loose association of military terms like CAP, SEAL, and BERET that could make you lose a few guesses there. COVER and PLUG are your best bets for getting the right category first, at which point CAP and SEAL are the only ones left that make sense.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
BERET | DERBY | PILLBOX | SNAPBACK |
As stated CAP might throw you off here, especially because PILLBOX does not seem like it is a hat at first glance. I had the other three words all selected, mainly after I noticed BERET and SNAPBACK and eventually found out that DERBY could be a type of hat. But PILLBOX was more of a gamble with a sneaking suspicion that it likely went here despite appearances. I debated a lot of other potential candidates but eventually settled on this and luckily my guess was correct.
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Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
GATOR | SOONER | VOLUNTEER | WOLVERINE |
This, like most sports categories, could have been my undoing. However, once I got to this point, I had a lot fewer words and I did actually recognize a few of these as football teams. It helps that while I don’t personally watch it, the entire rest of my family does. I tried to figure out the last one, even had BANANAS selected for a moment although I really don’t know why. I felt foolish for missing the one I did but, while tragic, at least I still solved the puzzle.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
BANANAS | COMMANDO | FIGURE | ROGUE |
Go BANANAS will never leave my head now that it’s come back to haunt me, but I suppose that’s what I get for not realizing what the category was right away. I will never forget it again. The rest of them are all a little more lighthearted and funny to me but I’m not sure if I can forgive Connections for putting that chant back in my head. Regardless, at least I was able to finish the puzzle without going ROGUE, and I will now be going off to listen to literally anything else to get that out of my head.
Other Games Like Connections
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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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Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find some helpful tips in our Password Game guide. | Yes | |
Try to solve a game of Wordle without any help. With each guess, the game reveals as little information as possible, even changing the word if need be. | Yes |
Released June 12, 2023
Developer(s) The New York Times Company
Publisher(s) The New York Times Company
ESRB e
English (US) ·