New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #422…

Connections is here with another word-sorting puzzle. While all these daily brain-teasers are challenging, puzzle number 422 from August 6, 2024, might be especially difficult. If you are stuck and running out of mistakes you can make, you aren't alone, and you can find all the help you need below.

In this article, you won't find the rules of Connections, but whatever kind of help you need to solve today's puzzle specifically will be here. The sections below contain general clues, category hints, category spoilers, and the full answer to the puzzle as well.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #422 for August 6, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Cloud, Show, Subject, Object, Bull, Guinea Pig, Cotton Ball, Fog, Dandelion, Mind, Matter, Volunteer, Protest, Participant, Sheep, and Disapprove.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If a clue or two would help you to win this innovative puzzle game, check out the expandable sections below. Each one holds a hint or spoiler that will get you closer to the answer for today's Connections.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of the categories are about animals.

2. None of these categories are parts of sentences.

3. Bull and Fog are in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Other things you could put in this category: Meringue, Woolly Aphid.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Fluffy White Things.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Fluffy White Things.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cloud, Cotten Ball, Dandelion, Sheep.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer for this PC puzzle game: A lab rat, someone being experimented on.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is One in a Research Study.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is One in a Research Study.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Guinea Pig, Participant, Subject, Volunteer.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: I just don't agree, I don't think it's right!

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Take Issue.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Take Issue.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Disapprove, Mind, Object, Protest.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer for this free word puzzle game similar to Wordle: Each of these can be followed up with the same musical instrument to make four common phrases.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Horn.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Horn.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bull, Fog, Matter, Shoe.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #422 for August 6, 2024

The full answer to this browser-based puzzle game can be found in the section below. Open it up to see all the categories and which words go in which group.

Yellow - Fluffy White Things: Cloud, Cotten Ball, Dandelion, Sheep
Green - One in a Research Study: Guinea Pig, Participant, Subject, Volunteer
Blue - Take Issue: Disapprove, Mind, Object, Protest
Purple - ____ Horn: Bull, Fog, Matter, Shoe