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's a widely known flower and part of the eye, easily pulling solvers toward botany or anatomy rather than mythology.
Many recognize it as a circus steam organ, which could wrongly suggest a music-themed group.
This military term hides its prefix, making it seem unrelated to any obvious category.
These four words all describe a small, recessed space or sheltered nook, perfect for curling up with a book.
Cheek, lip, mouth, and nerve are all body parts used figuratively to denote impudence or brashness.
A muse of epic poetry, a lovelorn nymph, the rainbow messenger goddess, and the spirit of divine retribution.
Each word opens with a synonym for ‘type’ or ‘kind’ — classic (class), kindle (kind), sortie (sort), typeface (type).
Wyna Liu lures solvers with IRIS and ECHO, which masquerade as nature terms but belong to Greek myth. The purple group’s ‘ilk’ prefixes hide in plain sight, rewarding those who scan word starts. Body-part attitude words feel colloquial, while the alcove group offers a clear anchor. The puzzle thrives on secondary meanings, forcing you to look past the obvious and question every word.
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.
