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.
Looks like it belongs in a board game category, but here it's a type of pie.
Misleading as it might suggest space or celestial objects, but it's slang for butt.
Seems romantic, but in this puzzle it's part of tennis scoring.
Could be mistaken for a sweetener or a term of endearment, but it pairs with mustard.
CHESS, PECAN, PUMPKIN, and SHOOFLY are all well-known varieties of pie. The trick is that CHESS pie isn't about the board game.
CABOOSE, CAN, MOON, and PEACH are all slang terms for the rear end. It's a cheeky category that uses informal language.
ADVANTAGE, DEUCE, FORTY, and LOVE are all terms used in tennis scoring. LOVE is famously the word for zero, which can be misleading.
COLONEL, HONEY, HOT, and YELLOW all precede the word 'mustard' to describe types of mustard (e.g., honey mustard, hot mustard). It's a word pairing category that requires thinking beyond the words themselves.
a textbook decoy
requires lateral thinking
