New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #444 August 28, 2024

Connections is here with a new selection of sixteen words. To win, you need to figure out all the categories and which words go in which group. You only have a handful of mistakes you can make before you lose too, which is another added stressor.

But today’s puzzle is even more challenging than the rules of Connections might make it seem. There are some red herring words in this one that might make you questions which words go in what order with what others.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #444 for August 28, 2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Martini, Teeth, Humor, Balloon, Steps, Fish Hook, Monkey Bars, Tetherball, Teetotaler, Slide, Boomer, Desert, Swing, Yo-Yo, Teeter-Totter, and Blues.

What is the Definition of Teetotaler?

A teetotaler is someone who doesn’t drink alcohol for medical, religious, or other reasons.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Want a handful of clues for this challenging puzzle game? Below, you can find a bunch of individual sections, and each one contains a different kind of hint or spoiler to help you get closer to the answer.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this
PC-friendly puzzle game
:

1. None of the categories are about things starting with the same letters.

2. None of the categories are hyphenated things.

3. Ironically, Martini and Teetotaler go in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:
Playing on the playground on the ______.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Playground Equipment.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Playground Equipment.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Monkey Bars, Slide, Swing, Teeter-Totter.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this
popular puzzle game
:
Tie a string to this first.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Found at the End of the Cord.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Found at the End of the Cord.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Balloon, Fish Hook, Tetherball, Yo-Yo.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:
Other things that could go in this category: White Wine, boring subject matter, cottonmouth.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Described As Dry.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Described As Dry.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Desert, Humor, Martini, Teetotaler.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:
Each of these words can follow up the same noun to become four common phrases.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Baby _____.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Baby _____.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Blue, Boomers, Steps, Teeth.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #444 for August 28, 2024

If you were hoping to get a glimpse at the full spoiler for today’s Connections puzzle game, you can find it below. Press the Read More button to uncover the categories and their words.

• Yellow – Playground Equipment
  : Monkey Bars, Slide, Swing, Teeter-Totter
• Green – Found at the End of the Cord
  : Balloon, Fish Hook, Tetherball, Yo-Yo
• Blue – Described As Dry
  : Desert, Humor, Martini, Teetotaler
• Purple – Baby _____
  : Blue, Boomers, Steps, Teeth

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