The New York Times’ word game, Connections, has gained immense popularity since its launch in 2022. The game is played by dividing 16 words into four categories based on common characteristics. The categories are color-coded, with yellow being the easiest and purple the hardest. Players can choose four words at a time, and if connected, they light up and are removed from the board. The game ends if a player makes four incorrect guesses. Today’s Connections puzzle is game #399, and players can find hints and answers in the following article.
Connections Words for July 14
The 16 words for today’s puzzle are:
– Fine
– Butter
– Mint
– Dough
– Point
– Line
– Fair
– Trade
– Brazil
– Pine
– Field
– Prong
– Business
– Tip
– Good
– Tine
Hints for July 14
Players can use the following hints to solve today’s puzzle:
– Yellow (Easiest): These words are all fine ends to things or slender projections.
– Green (Easy): Categories in which to list the state of an item for sale or conditions for collectibles.
– Blue (Medium): Ways to express a paid occupation or profession.
– Purple (Hardest): These words all come before a type of hard-shelled fruit or seed, like “nut”.
Additional Hints
– Butter and Mint belong to two different groups.
– None of the word groups involve rhymes.
Connections Groups for July 14
If players need more help, the four correct Connections groups are:
– Slender projections
– Conditions for collectibles
– Profession
– Words before ‘nut’
Connections Answers for July 14
The answers to today’s Connections, game #399, are:
– Slender projections: Point, Prong, Tine, Tip
– Conditions for collectibles: Fair, Fine, Good, Mint
– Profession: Business, Field, Line, Trade
– Words before ‘nut’: Brazil, Butter, Dough, Pine
How to Play Connections
Each day, players are presented with 16 words, which they must divide into four categories based on common characteristics. The categories are color-coded, with yellow being the easiest and purple the hardest. Players can choose four words at a time, and if connected, they light up and are removed from the board. The game ends if a player makes four incorrect guesses.
About Connections
Connections is a word puzzle game published daily by The New York Times. Crafted by crossword puzzle-maker Wyna Liu, Connections presents players with a selection of 16 seemingly disparate words, which they must group into four sets of four, where each group of four words shares a common link. A new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight.
