NYT 'Connections' November 14: Answers and Clues for Game #522

We may very well be winding down the working week ahead of the weekend, but that does not mean that we take a break from Connections.

The daily word puzzle has proved a huge hit since The New York Times released it in June 2023.

Newsweek is here not only to help you play the game, but also to give you some handy hints on how to solve today’s puzzle, with the answers at the bottom of the article.

How to Play ‘Connections’

Players are given a table of 16 words. These are split into four groups of four based on common characteristics and placed into categories. The categories vary in difficulty from yellow to green to blue to purple, with yellow considered the easiest category and purple considered the trickiest.

For example, a recent game linked the words “braid,” “bun,” “pony” and “twist” under the category “Ways to wear your hair up.” This was a blue category.

Once you have selected four words, you click the “Submit” button. If your choices are correct, they will appear in the category color and disappear from the grid. If they are incorrect, however, they will remain gray in color and stay on the board.

If you are stuck, try selecting the “Shuffle” button to move the words to a different place on the grid.

Keep scrolling for tips on today’s Connections, but be warned. The answers for the puzzle will be revealed at the bottom of the page. So, if you would rather avoid spoilers, we advise you to move down the page with caution.