It’s hump day! That means it’s all downhill from here as we head toward the weekend. If you feel like your streak is going downhill, however, that’s not such a good thing.
Thankfully, we can help with that! We’ve got subtle hints and full answers here so you can smash another puzzle out of the park.
Click here to play today’s NYT Connections puzzle!
Connections hint for Wednesday 29th July
Here are your Connections hints for today:
- 🟨 Yellow hint: They hold everything together.
- 🟩 Green hint: Nothing flashy to see here!
- 🟦 Blue hint: Small things, big lessons.
- 🟪 Purple hint: Boards come in many shapes and sizes.
- Extra hint 1: One group is united by a familiar second word.
- Extra hint 2: Every group has at least one word containing the letter ‘L’
If you need a bit more help, tap the spoiler text below to reveal one word belonging to each group:
- 🟨 Yellow: Nail
- 🟩 Green: Mid
- 🟦 Blue: Pearl
- 🟪 Purple: White
Spoiler warning! Today’s Connections groups are revealed just below!
Today’s Connections groups revealed
If you need an even bigger clue to figure out today’s Connections puzzle, below we’ll reveal the four correct Connections groups – the themes which link together each set of four words in the Connections grid.
Here are the Connections groups for today:
- 🟨 Yellow: Fasteners
- 🟩 Green: Nondescript
- 🟦 Blue: Units of Wisdom
- 🟪 Purple: ___Boards in a Classroom
Now that you know the themes for the various different Connections in today’s puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check below for the full answer.
Spoiler warning! Today’s Connections answer lies ahead!
Connections answer today
Here is the answer to today’s Connections puzzle on Wednesday, 29th July:
- 🟨 Yellow: Fasteners (Nail, Rivet, Screw, Staple)
- 🟩 Green: Nondescript (Basic, Mid, Plain, Vanilla)
- 🟦 Blue: Units of Wisdom (Gem, Nugget, Pearl, Word)
- 🟪 Purple: ___Boards in a Classroom (Black, Chalk, Cork, White)
Phew! We made it to the end of another Connections puzzle! That was a tough one, too. I usually struggle most with the purple group. Today was no different, but the blue group definitely threw a spanner in the works, as well. It’s easy to get caught up in the literal meanings of things, but in this case, the blue group was connected by more abstract ideas.
Let us know in the comments below how you found today’s puzzle! Here’s my grid:
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Congratulations if you got today’s Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy hints above! And if you didn’t succeed today, don’t worry – a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle!