Connections Unlimited is a popular daily word game by The New York Times, designed to test your ability to find common threads among 16 words. The goal is to group these words into four sets of four, each sharing a specific theme or connection. With only four mistakes allowed, the game challenges your critical thinking and trivia knowledge. The categories are color-coded by difficulty: yellow (easiest), green, blue, and purple (most difficult).
Before diving into the answers, here’s a quick guide on how to play:
Objective: Group 16 words into four sets of four based on a shared theme.
Gameplay: Select four words and submit your guess. If correct, the group is removed from the board and color-coded by difficulty. If incorrect, it counts as one of your four allowed mistakes.
Tools: Use the shuffle button to rearrange the board and spot connections more easily.
Difficulty: Yellow is the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple (hardest).
If you’re new to Connections, brushing up on trivia and categorization skills can give you an edge. The game often includes themes like synonyms, cultural references, or wordplay, so a broad knowledge base helps.
Ready for the solutions? Here are the answers for Connections #742:
Yellow Group: News Announcement
Words: BULLETIN, FLASH, REPORT, WIRE
Explanation: These words all relate to ways news is shared or announced, often in a breaking or urgent context.
Green Group: Nouns from a Famous Line in the Declaration of Independence
Words: HAPPINESS, LIBERTY, LIFE, PURSUIT
Explanation: These are key nouns from the phrase Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness in the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Blue Group: HBO Shows
Words: ENTOURAGE, EUPHORIA, INSECURE, SUCCESSION
Explanation: These are all popular television shows aired on HBO.
Purple Group: What Left Might Mean
Words: DEPARTED, PORT, PROGRESSIVE, REMAINING
Explanation: Each word represents a different meaning of left, such as leaving (DEPARTED), a nautical term (PORT), a political stance (PROGRESSIVE), or what remains (REMAINING).
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