If you are trying to save yourself Connections be consistent and keep your high scores going, we're here to help. Today's puzzle has some tricky word combinations along with a category that requires some special cultural knowledge. These two things together can sometimes create a difficult puzzle that is difficult to rescue if you get stuck in one category.
If you like it ConnectionsThere are many other daily puzzle games that provide a similar amount of challenge and word play. One of these games Spelling Beewhich is also carried out by the NYT and includes trying to find as many words as possible that can be made from the letters in the puzzle. These letters are aesthetically arranged in small hexagonal honeycombs, creating a challenging yet soothing experience.
Today's Connections Category Tips
SEPTEMBER 12 #458
If you're trying to save your puzzle before it gets locked, we've got all the tricks you need to keep your puzzle game going. To that end, here are four separate tips to help you solve today's category names:
- One category is about how you manage things online
- A category is about something that helps someone
- One category is about stars from a particular cultural behemoth
- A category is about words that all share something in common with the ending
If you want to know if you're on the right track, these tips might not be enough for you, so to help you out, we've also got all the category names listed for you:
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BOOK ONLINE FOR THEN |
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ON BEHALF |
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NBA LEGENDS, MEET |
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ENDS IN GREEK LETTERS |
Today's Relationship Answers
SEPTEMBER 12 #458
Yellow Answers: Detected and explained
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BOOK ONLINE FOR THEN |
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Bookmark |
FAVORITE |
LIKE |
KEEP IT |
Some of these are also offline, but that makes solving this category a bit easier than others. All this words have to do with something you LOVEand so you want to save them for when you can digest them properly. This also applies to the mundane world, as I save the time I can devote to growing my favorite ice cream.
Green Answers: Revealed and Explained
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ON BEHALF |
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ADVANTAGE |
BENEFIT |
INTEREST |
SAKE |
This got a bit confusing as I read SAKE as a drink rather than a more normal and generic word. I blame it on my puzzle being next to PEPSI, although that's just an excuse. In reality it would more for my benefit if I mixed the words a little to look more correct.
Blue Answers: Revealed and Explained
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NBA LEGENDS, MEET |
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BIRD |
CURRY |
KOBE |
MAGIC |
This will be more difficult Unless you're heavily invested in NBA lore. While you may have heard one or two of them more often, you may have heard some in passing if you're not just in the sports family.
Granted, I've heard enough of all of these to at least ring a bell, and I'm the least invested person in sports, but I think if you can put at least two of those words together, you can probably pull it off. category.
Purple Answers: Revealed and Explained
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ENDS IN GREEK LETTERS |
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BIOTA |
FETÖ |
MOCHI |
PEPSI |
It also depends on you knowing the Greek alphabet and how each letter is spelled. It's a little weird because there is no English alphabet indeed spell any letter, not often, so many can't spell other alphabets either. Hopefully you've come across enough references to recognize some of these, such as sororities/fraternities or military terminology.
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