Start with the spoiler-free hints. Go deeper only when you need to. Reveal answers on your own terms.
A direction for each group — no names given.
What kind of thinking each group asks for.
Pointed nudges on the words built to fool you.
Every Connections board plants a few decoys. Here are today’s, and why they pull you the wrong way.
It seems like a perfect partner for DOOR, but that attractive connection is a decoy—KEY belongs to a different group entirely.
A pipe could be a plumbing fixture in a room, so it might be mistaken for a room feature. Actually, it’s part of a cozy old-timey scene.
TREE might feel out of place as a nature word, but it silently pairs with 'ring'—a connection that’s easy to miss.
Ceiling, door, wall, and window are the fundamental parts of a room. This group feels intuitive but could be momentarily overlooked for fancier words.
Newspaper, pipe, robe, and slippers conjure a vintage gentleman’s relaxation kit. The dated stereotype gives the group a charming, cozy feel.
Streetcar, cat, menagerie, and tattoo each appear in the titles of Tennessee Williams’s most famous plays—The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and The Rose Tattoo. A rewarding catch for theater lovers.
Key, onion, tree, and wedding all form a familiar two-word phrase when followed by 'ring.' The fill-in-the-blank trick is a Connections staple but deceptively simple.
a textbook decoy
requires lateral thinking
Solving the easiest group first reshapes how you read the entire board.
The editors reuse certain misdirection patterns. Learning to spot them saves guesses.
Purple is never what it first appears to be. Six structural patterns explain most of them.
Film titles, band names, and celebrity surnames hide in plain sight.
