New York Times Connections: Hints and Answers for #445…

Connections is a short, daily word puzzle game from the New York Times Games. Every day, you can hop on to pit yourself against another sixteen-word challenge. Today's puzzle has a lot of difficult words to sort, and still only four mistakes you can make.

If you already know how to play Connections and are looking for some tips, this article is for you. In it, you can find all sorts of clues, from spoilers to general hints and more. No matter what you need, you can find it in the paragraphs below.

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By Chris Birsner

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #445 for August 29, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Player, Gamble, Brown, Young, Count, Smith, Noble, Duke, Upright, Consider, Grand, Judge, Electronic, Regard, Howard, and Johnson.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Each covered-up section below has a different kind of hint or spoiler hiding inside for this minimalist puzzle game. If you want to see that clue, just press the Read More button below the one you want to see.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this mobile puzzle game:

1. While there are lots of names in the sixteen words, none of the categories are about people's names specifically.

2. But there are two categories about names of things, some named after people.

3. Player and Upright go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: To think of, to esteem, to view.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Deem.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Deem.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Consider, Count, Judge, Regard.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this innovative puzzle game: Higher education in the United States.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is U.S. Collages/Universities.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is U.S. Collages/Universities.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Brown, Duke, Howard, Smith.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Types of a specific kind of musical instrument.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Kinds of Pianos.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Kinds of Pianos.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Electronic, Grand, Player, Upright.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: Them & _____.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Second Names in Companies with Ampersands.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Second Names in Companies with Ampersands.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Gamble, Johnson, Noble, Young.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #445 for August 29, 2024

The answer to this difficult puzzle game is in the expandable section below that can be opened with the Read More button underneath it. Inside is a screenshot and a full explanation of all the categories and their words.

Yellow - Deem: Consider, Count, Judge, Regard
Green - U.S. Collages/Universities: Brown, Duke, Howard, Smith
Blue - Kinds of Pianos: Electronic, Grand, Player, Upright
Purple - Second Names in Companies with Ampersands: Gamble, Johnson, Noble, Young