Start with the spoiler-free clues. Reveal the answers only when you've truly given up.
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 naturally evokes small food particles, making solvers think of cereal shapes like flakes or puffs.
A famous film award, easily mistaken for a movie title in the actress category.
A mythical demon that could be grouped with the witch and supernatural elements of a dark tale.
These four words are key elements from the classic fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel: a trail of breadcrumb, the dark forest, the witch's oven, and the witch herself.
Each word describes a common shape or type of cereal piece: a cluster, a flake, a loop, and a puff.
These are all movies starring Demi Moore: Disclosure, Ghost, Striptease, and The Substance.
Each word ends with a term for a mode of transport: bus, car, train, and ship, revealing a clever hidden pattern.
a textbook decoy
requires lateral thinking