NEW Connections Hints and Answers for November 7: Tips to solve ‘Connections’ #515.

On November 7, 2024By Littum

Connections is the latest New York Times pun it has caught the attention of the public. The game is about finding the “common threads between words.” And like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets harder and harder – so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to know today’s puzzle, skip to the end of this article for November 7 Connections solution. But if you’d rather tackle it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to help you out.

What are connections?

The NEW‘s latest daily pun has become a hit on social media. The Times credit associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu for helping to create the new word game and bring it to the publication’s games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and requires players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle contains 16 words and each group of words is divided into four categories. These sets can consist of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even if several words seem to fit together, there is only one correct answer.

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If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Get it wrong and it counts as a mistake – players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make it easier to find connections. Additionally, each group is color-coded, with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

Here’s a tip for today’s Connections categories

Want a hit about the categories without being told the categories? So try these:

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Yellow: Throw food together
Green: Perception of you
Blue: Art or album information
Purple: Garbled stage names

Here are today’s Connections categories

Do you need a little extra help? Today’s connections fall into the following categories:

Yellow: Food related mess
Green: Public status
Blue: Info about a museum poster
Purple: Anagrams of famous painters

Looking for Wordle today? Here is the answer to today’s Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to come back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drum roll, please!

Today’s solution Connections #514 is…

What is the answer to Connections today

Food related mess: HASH, SALAD, SCRAMBLE, STEW
Public status: CHARACTER, IMAGE, NAME, REPUTATION
Info about a museum sign: ARTIST, MEDIUM, TITLE, YEAR
Anagrams of famous painters: DISC, EGADS, MONTE, YOGA

Don’t feel down if you didn’t get it right this time. New ones are coming Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow and we will be back again to guide you with more useful tips.