Monday’s Connections could throw you off—and if it does, Newsweek has some clues that could help you keep your win streak.
Connections has become The New York Times‘ second-most popular game after Wordle since its launch in June 2023.
It is also a word game, but it challenges players to figure out the “connections” between a group of words rather than guess one word of the day.
How to Play Connections
Each puzzle consists of 16 words that are separated into four categories. Players must identify the common thread between the words and select four groups of four words without making more than four mistakes.
Each of the categories is labeled with a color, which also signifies their difficulty level. Yellow is the easiest category, followed by green, blue and purple.
Some words have multiple meanings and so could appear to belong to more than one category, and the puzzles often feature wordplay, homophones or palindromes to catch players out.
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“My best piece advice is to wait as long as you can before guessing,” Wyna Liu, who created Connections, said in an interview with Newsweek.
“You may see the board and have completely identified the category, seeing five words that could belong in that category.
“Don’t try to guess the four words in that category, because even though you know what the fifth member is, you won’t know which of the four it might not be,” which would waste a turn.
By trying to finding another category first, it is likely to remove the words that could belong to more than one group, ultimately meaning there’s less chance of making a mistake.
Note: Spoilers with Monday’s answers are included further down, so read with caution if you want to avoid them.
Connections #519 Clues for Monday, November 11
Newsweek has some hints to help you figure out Sunday’s Connections categories.
Yellow: These may be some of your favorite treats.
Green: These all are about getting to the heart of something.
Blue: These are all types of a supportive undergarment.
Purple: These all come before the same word, a type of animal that typically can fly.
Connections #519 Answers for Monday, November 11
Yellow category: Chocolate bars
Yellow words: Crunch, Dove, Mars, Payday
Green category: Gist
Green words: Core, meat, substance, thrust
Blue category: Kinds of bras
Blue words: Demi, push-up, sports, wireless
Purple category: ___bird
Purple words: Big, early, lady, Sue
Did you get it right? Congratulations if so. If not, don’t worry—you can have another go at solving the puzzle on Tuesday.