Navigating Today’s Puzzle
The New York Times Connections game refreshes at midnight daily, offering a fresh challenge for word enthusiasts. If you find yourself stuck on the grid for July 19, 2024 (game #1134), we have compiled the necessary hints and categories to help you succeed.
Category Clues
To help guide your thinking without revealing the full answers immediately, here are the themes for today's groups:
- YELLOW: Components of an electrical loop
- GREEN: Technical verbs for binding items together
- PURPLE: Words that precede 'face' to form common expressions
- BLUE: Functions typically performed by a toilet
Today’s Solutions
If you are ready to reveal the answers, they are listed below:
- CIRCUIT COMPONENTS: BREAKER, FUSE, RELAY, SWITCH
- DIGITAL COUPLING VERBS: CONNECT, JOIN, PAIR, SYNC
- THINGS TOILETS DO: DRAIN, FLUSH, REFILL, SWIRL
- ____ FACE EXPRESSIONS: GAME, LONG, POKER, STRAIGHT
Tips for Success
Connections can be tricky, as the game often uses linguistic traps like homophones or categories that seem to overlap. For instance, words like FUSE might appear to fit into multiple groupings, so it is essential to look at the board as a whole before committing to your guesses.
The game is designed with four levels of difficulty:
«Green is generally considered the easiest, followed by yellow, while blue and purple are frequently designed to be the most challenging.»
How to Play
The goal is to sort sixteen items into four groups of four based on shared characteristics. You are allowed up to four errors before the game concludes, providing a safety net that encourages experimentation. You can access the game for free via the official New York Times Games website on your desktop or mobile browser.