New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #421…

Connections is back with another challenging puzzle for word-sorting fans to puzzle over. If you are stuck on this difficult puzzle game and looking for a hand, you can find it in this article.

While you can't find the rules of how to play Connections below, you can find a selections of different kinds of hints and spoilers. Below, you'll find individual hints for each of the categories, clues for the overall puzzle, even the full answer to today's puzzle if that would help you solve this one.

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By Chris Birsner

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #421 for August 5, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Birthday, Candy, Get It, Thank You, Contact, Witness, Hack It, See, Shadow, Make Do, Get Well, Understand, Manage, Capisce, Get By, and Congratulations.

What is the Definition of Capisce?

Also spelled capeesh in English, capisce means "Do you understand?" In American slang. An example of how to use it would be: "You don't belong here, capisce?"

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you want to see a hint for this word puzzle game similar to Wordle, you can find a bunch of them below. Each section contains a different kind of clue or spoiler, so look for the section you want to see and press the Read More button below to uncover it.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this browser puzzle game:

1. None of these groups are about phrases that start with "Get."

2. None of these categories are about things with multiple words in them either.

3. Candy and Shadow go in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Make ends meet, but barely.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Survive.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Survive.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Get By, Hack It, Make Do, Manage.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Cards for all occasions.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Kinds of Greeting Cards.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Kinds of Greeting Cards.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Birthday, Congratulations, Get Well, Thank You.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Do you hear what I'm saying?

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Are We Clear?

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Are We Clear?

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Capisce, Get It, See, Understand.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this relaxing puzzle game: All these words can be followed up by the same body part to make four common phrases.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Words After "Eye."

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Words After "Eye."

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Candy, Contact, Shadow, Witness.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #421 for August 5, 2024

If you want to see the full answer to the New York Times Games Connections today, check out the section below. Open it up to see all four categories and what goes in each of them.

Yellow - Survive: Get By, Hack It, Make Do, Manage
Green - Kinds of Greeting Cards: Birthday, Congratulations, Get Well, Thank You
Blue - Are We Clear?: Capisce, Get It, See, Understand
Purple - Words After "Eye": Candy, Contact, Shadow, Witness