Information and organization dominate the themes for today’sConnectionspuzzle, but some chaos lightly sprinkled into word pairings will throw off even the most seasoned veterans. Although I could recognize some clear patterns in today’s puzzle, some concepts are trying to trick you as you play. Taking the advice of a few hints may make the difference between success and one too many mistakes.
The words in today’s puzzle are fairly easy to understand, with one clear exception. This is intentional, as you are meant to understand various phrases by the first meaning that comes into your head, possibly tricking you into not using alternate definitions that the puzzle is looking for. Similar toWordlepuzzle solutions, you only havefour chances to make a mistakebefore losing inConnectionstoday.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
April 21 #680
I was able to solve today’s puzzle by separating certain words from their specific definitions, not just the first meaning that came to me. If there were a theme for today, it would beorder and chaos, as many words are used to describe organized systems or shapes. On the other hand, one category shakes things up by throwing in words that seemingly don’t make sense together until you recognize the right context.
If you are finding yourself struggling with today’s puzzle, look at these helpful hints to give you some clues:
If you want to go all out with some of your clue-searching,you should look at the category namesto get some extra help. There are also spoilers for each category if you find yourself needing to solve a single category to finish up.
PROTEIN
SODIUM
This part of the puzzle was tricky for me, as I initially thought PROTEIN and FAT were related to the word CELL to describe what was within the microscopic building blocks of our bodies. However, I realized thatIRON and SODIUM are both chemical compounds you would commonly find in food. This made me look back at FAT and PROTEIN and recognize that the same fact held true for those terms, leading me to the solution.
TWIST
WRENCH
Recently, I had a family member drop some news that I could only describe as a BOMBSHELL. With that swirling in my head as of late, I picked up on this category’s gimmick with CURVEBALL, which could hardly be used to describe a certain type of baseball pitch. When thinking about this puzzle, the wordsTWIST and WRENCH fit the most due to how disruptive they are, adding to the themes of today’s puzzle.
ROW
SHEET
Originally, I believed CELL was the anchor to many words outside of this category, such as DNA and PROTEIN. However, as I continued to play this puzzle instead of working, I looked up to adjust a COLUMN and ROW of a spreadsheet I had opened at the time. Recognizing thatelements of a SHEET that help keep it organized are its CELL, ROW, and COLUMN parts, I quickly discovered the solution to this puzzle segment.
FUSILLI
SPRING
The final part of today’s puzzle was a bit confusing for me, as I did not know what FUSILLI was at first. After a bit of light searching, I discovered thatFUSILLI was a type of pasta shaped in a CORKSCREW patternwhen served. This helped me realize which terms this category was looking for, allowing me to add DNA for its helix shape and SPRING for how its coiled look made it fit this part of the puzzle perfectly.
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