We have the categories and hints for the NYT’s Connections puzzle #355 for May 31, 2024. We also have the full answer for those who are struggling.
The New York Times is well-known for its puzzle games — Wordle boxes continue to color our social media feeds (and we have the best Wordle starter words if you’re still playing), and now there’s a newer brainteaser on the block. It’s called Connections, and it’s a daily game with varying levels of difficulty, rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the hardest. As the name implies, the game is all about figuring out and grouping words that share something in common. Sometimes these links are obvious and easy, but they’re tricky most of the time, so we get it if you need help spotting them.
You also get a limited number of attempts because hey, what’s a good game without the threat of failure? To make solving easier and keep the game fun, here’s a guide to today’s Connections game (May 31, 2024), which has a difficulty of 3.5 (yikes). Scroll down slowly to see hints that’ll help you arrive at the answers yourself, or if you’re at breaking point, jump to the end to see the solutions. We won’t judge.How to play Connections
Each Connections puzzle features a 16-word grid from which you’re supposed to make four groups of words that share something in common. These categories are as random as they come, and could be anything from a synonym or music genre to «a word that sounds like it hurts.» New York Times insiders explain, «Typically, categories involve trivia or the meaning or structure of words.» They also often add «red herrings» — words that seem like they could be in more than one category, so that makes it trickier (and more fun, depending on who you ask).
