Need some hints to aid you solve today’s Connections puzzle on September 22? We’re here to lend a helping hand. Below we have a series of tips to aid you find today’s Connections answers.
Connections is a daily word puzzle published by the New York Times (NYT), host of the ever-popular Wordle puzzle. Created each day by puzzle creator Wyna Liu, Connections presents you with a selection of 16 seemingly different words, and you must group them into four sets of four, where each group of four words has a common theme.
It’s a plain premise, but as many of us know, Connections can sometimes be fiendishly complex, filled to the brim with confusing clues, confusing words, and little-known tidbits. If you’re having trouble solving today’s Connections puzzle, this guide will aid you find the answers for Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Below we present some carefully crafted tips and hints for today’s Connections, then we reveal the four different groups, and at the end the Connections themselves provide the answers for those tired of wondering how it all comes together.
In this guide:
Calling instructions for Sunday, September 22
Here’s a hint for each of the word groups in today’s Connections puzzle, as well as some additional Connections clues to aid you find the answer.
Our connection tips today:
- Yellow (easiest): Types of colors.
- Green (straightforward): Words you might see on your computer menu.
- Blue (medium): Places where you can win prizes.
- Purple (most complex): Other things a specific metallic color might mean.
- Bonus tip 1: There is no art mediocre groups today.
- Bonus tip 2: In this case the word “pool” is used as a verb, not a noun.
If you’re looking for more Connections tips today to aid you narrow down your answers, click on the spoiler text below to reveal one word from each group:
Yellow (easiest):
Grayscale
Green (straightforward):
Blue (medium):
Drawing
Purple (most complex):
Third
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What are Connections’ words today?
Here are 16 connecting words for today:
| Crayon | Swimming pool | Tan | Sculpture |
| Third | Neutral | Drawing | |
| New | Stop | Open | Neon |
| Lottery | Save | Grayscale | Lottery |
What are Connections groups today?
If you need an even bigger clue to solve today’s Connections puzzle, below we’ll reveal the four valid Connections groupings — the themes that connect each set of four words in the Connections grid together.
Here are the Connections groups for today:
- Color Types
- File Menu Options
- A chance to win a prize
- What could “brown” mean?
Now that you know the themes of the different connections in today’s puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check out the full answer below.
Spoiler alert! Today’s Connections answer is ahead!
What are Connections’ answers today?
Here are the full answers to today’s Connections puzzle from Sunday, September 22:
- Color types: Grayscale, Neon, Neutral, Pastel
- File menu options: New, Open, Print, Save
- Chance to win a prize: Draw, Lottery, Pool, Draw
- What could “brown” mean: Alloy, Sculpture, Tan, Third
Today I fell for the holiday and art media words. I did get the “color types” group though, so at least my time decorating the interiors of my homes in The Sims was well spent.
Congratulations if you answered today’s Connections question correctly, with or without the aid of our handy hints above! And if you didn’t manage it today, don’t worry – a modern Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle.
What is Connections?
Connections is one of the most popular puzzle games published daily by the New York Times (owners of Wordle). The goal of Connections is to group the 16 words of the day into four groups, where each group of four words has a common theme.
For example, the words “Hook”, “Nana”, “Peter”, and “Wendy” are all characters from Peter Pan. Or, to give another example, “Action”, “Ballpark”, “Go”, and “Stick” are all words that usually appear right before the word “Figure”.
Your task is to guess what motives connect the different words – but be careful, because there are often deliberately placed misleading clues to confuse you! To win the game, you must find all four connections without making 4 mistakes. On the fourth mistake, the game ends and the answer is revealed automatically.
Each of the four groups in the Connections puzzle is also assigned a different color each day, representing how straightforward or complex it is to find the Connection. These colors are: Yellow (easiest), Green (straightforward), Blue (medium), and Purple (hardest).
That wraps up today’s guide on how to solve the NYT Connections word puzzle. If you’re looking for some Wordle aid, we also have our list of Wordle past answers, as well as a Wordle clue and answer for Saturday, September 21. You can also check out our list of the best Wordle starters or operate our Wordle Solver to easily find the answer!
