New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #414 July…

Connections is here to once again challenge word-puzzle fans to try and sort several words into mystery categories. In order to win, you will need to study each of the sixteen words and attempt to put them into the right groups with fewer than four mistakes.

And today's puzzle is even more challenging than the rules of Connections might make it sound. These words are pretty hard, and many feel like they could go into more than one category. Below, you can find some help to get through this with a win.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #414 for July 29, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Gutter, Whale, Teapot, Dome, Fish, Bowl, Justice, Alley, Solfege, Court, Fountain, Lane, Coliseum, Libra, Drive, and Arena.

What is the Definition of Solfege?

Solfege is the use of words or nonsense syllables to describe a musical note, as in Do, Re, Me, Fa, etc. It can also be used to describe "a vocal exercise in which the sol-fa syllables are used," according to Dictionary.com.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

In each of the sections below, you can find helpful hints, clues, and spoilers for the New York Times Games Connections. Scroll down for general clues, category spoilers, and more.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these categories are about rounded objects.

2. None of the categories are about things associated with bowling and bowling allies.

3. Whale and Fountain are in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Places to watch sports.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Stadiums.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Stadiums.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Arena, Bowl, Coliseum, Dome.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Other things that could go in this category: Road, Street, Place.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Street Suffixes.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Street Suffixes.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Alley, Court, Drive, Lane.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this browser-based puzzle game: Other things that go in this category: Dragons, Weighing, Musical Notes.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Associated with Scales.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Associated with Scales.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Fish, Justice, Libra, Solfege.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this PC puzzle game: This is my handle, this is my ____.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Things with Spouts.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Things with Spouts.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Fountain, Gutter, Teapot, Whale.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #414 for July 29, 2024

The complete answer to today's Connections is below. The section has all the groups as well as the words that go in each of them in this free mobile game similar to Wordle.

Yellow - Stadiums: Arena, Bowl, Coliseum, Dome
Green - Street Suffixes: Alley, Court, Drive, Lane
Blue - Associated with Scales: Fish, Justice, Libra, Solfege
Purple - Things with Spouts: Fountain, Gutter, Teapot, Whale