As you navigate your way through today’s milestoneConnectionspuzzle at number 400, you will have to focus on the basics. Piloting is a tricky skill, and solving these puzzles can be as well. However,there are some early answers you can score if you pay close enough attention, so focus in and stick around for the usual tips and tricks.
If you likeConnections, you might also like thedailyWordlepuzzle. It is a tough match to make sometimes, with varying logical deductions you need to make to figure out which letter goes in which box. It can help if you have a good knowledge of five-letter words, but knowing how spelling and language work will do the most toward helping you solve them.
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Today’s Connections Category Hints
JULY 16 #400
Whether you are on a plane or waiting for you, you will have plenty of time to solve these categories.Before looking below, here are some hints:
With those hints, you might already be able to guess what you need to, but if you still need an extra nudge, we have the category names below.
PETER ___
SURLY
TESTY
This category is all about being a little off your game. For us, SURLY and CROSS gave the game away, and seeing the TESTY nearby made it quite clear. The only think left that meant anything close to a bad mood beyond that was SHORT, although it might not appear obvious at first. Of course, some of the other categories might make you feel a little testy after all.
PRELIMINARY
TRIAL
Instead of you being tested, this category is all about what you’re able to do to test something else. A PILOT TV episode, a PRELIMINARY exam, a court TRIAL, or even an EXPLORATORY expedition all have to do with seeing if something can work. Anyone who works in a very scientific field likely recognizes some of these words from their everyday usage, but those who do not might need a little hint.
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KINKY
MERRILY
If you did not start singing, you likely do not know the musicals these words refer to.FIDDLER on the Roofis a classic, and it got stuck in our heads immediately after we realized what the categories meant.JERSEY Boys,KINKY Boots, andMERRILY We Roll Alongare all big hits as well if you know your way around theater or musical circles.
It can make things tough if you do not know what you are looking for, because these words seemingly have very little connections at face value.
PIPER
RABBIT
This one we definitely made harder than it had to be, as we did not think about it in relation to a proper name as much as we were thinking about folklore. That got us far enough to guess that PAN, PIPER, and RABBIT all went together, but we were stumped at PARKER.
We felt a little oblivious once we realized that it was less about folklore and more about the infamous Spider-Man. If we had paid more attention at the beginning, PARKER likely would have been the easiest one to put in this category but, alas, we did not.
Other Games Like Connections
Once you have finished up making yourConnectionsand singing your way through at least four musicals, you can play the following games while attempting to get the dulcet tones of Broadway stars out of your head.
Is It Free To Play?
Wordle(NYT)
Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues.EveryWordleanswercan be found in our daily updated list.
Yes
Hello Wordl
Very similar toWordle, where players change the number of letters in the word.
The Password Game
Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find somehelpful tips in ourPassword Gameguide.
Worldle
Name a country based only on its silhouette, and a few geographical hints.
