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.
KEY looks like it could belong in a category related to locks or importance, but it's actually a music theory term.
MEDIUM might be mistaken for a size descriptor or spiritual term, but here it's a stove knob setting.
SCALE could be interpreted as something you weigh with or a fish feature, but it's a music theory concept.
HIGH, MEDIUM, OFF, and SIMMER are all common settings found on a stove or cooktop, controlling the heat level.
CONCENTRATION, FORCE, INTENSITY, and MIGHT all describe varying degrees of power, strength, or effectiveness.
INTERVAL, KEY, MODE, and SCALE are fundamental terms used to describe relationships between notes and the structure of music.
GROUNDHOG, INDEPENDENCE, THE LONGEST, and TRAINING all precede the word 'DAY' to form famous movie titles like Groundhog Day, Independence Day, The Longest Day, and Training Day.
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.
