There are fewer patterns in today’s Connections puzzle, making it harder for players to identify categories without some clues. Both actions and styles are part of today’s themes, yet you’ll also have to think about how you would use other terms with the phrases listed. While the puzzle today is complex, visualizing where you would see certain terms being used may help you come up with the right solutions.
You only have four chances to make a mistake before losing a game of Connections, limiting your options as you play. The best advice for any day of Connections is to take your time to understand many possible contexts one phrase could mean besides what seems obvious. Similar to the Letter Boxed NYT puzzles, you have to find patterns to correctly discover the right path.
Today’s Connections Category Hints
August 5 #1152
I was only able to get one category in today’s Connections, by focusing first on discovering which words were actions rather than objects. Some words in the puzzle only make sense when paired with another term not listed, a fact that makes at least one category quite confusing. Yet, stylization and branding are two concepts that can also be applied here, giving you the right framework to figure out how the puzzle is organized.
If you want to know some hints regarding today’s puzzle categories, check out these clues below:
- One category is about actions you take when trying to travel somewhere.
- One category is about styles of a particular type of pants clothing.
- One category is about terms used to describe how various homes are built differently from one another.
- One category is about how some words relate to another term meant to organize large collections.
If you want to go all out with some of your clue-searching, you should look at the category names to get some extra help. There are also spoilers for each category if you find yourself needing to solve a single category to finish up.
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NAVIGATE |
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JEANS BRANDS |
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HOUSE STYLES |
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WHAT “STOCK” MIGHT REFER TO |
Today’s Connections Answers
August 5 #1152
Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
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NAVIGATE |
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DRIVE |
MANEUVER |
PILOT |
STEER |
Yellow is likely the easiest category for today’s Connections, solely because it contains words of action that can be distinguished from other terms in the puzzle. Taking DRIVE, PILOT, and STEER together creates an idea of traveling or navigation, with MANEUVER doing the same despite its urgent definition.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
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JEANS BRANDS |
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DIESEL |
GAP |
LUCKY |
WRANGLER |
I’ll be the first to admit that clothing brands are not a specialty of mine, but eventually I was able to see GAP and WRANGLER as two specific styles. Using GAP and WRANGLER as a basis, those who know about clothing brands might recognize LUCKY and DIESEL too. Try not to confuse DIESEL with an aspect of travel with the prior category, as it is not a direct action, but rather a noun waiting to be used elsewhere.
Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
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HOUSE STYLES |
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CAPE COD |
MISSION |
RANCH |
TUDOR |
It can be confusing to find this category, especially when MISSION is so similar to the “Navigate” category from earlier. With CATTLE in the Connections today too, RANCH can be mistaken for something that goes with other words at first. Doing this category last could help you identify how CAPE COD, TUDOR, and MISSION can all be applied to home styles, rather than in association with other words.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
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WHAT “STOCK” MIGHT REFER TO |
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BROTH |
CATTLE |
INVESTMENT |
MERCHANDISE |
Initial context clues from this category can help you put MERCHANDISE and INVESTMENT together right away, for those words’ innate ties to business. Following that logic, you might think about the “stock” used to define items kept in bulk to be sold as MERCHANDISE, or used to describe INVESTMENT profits, the quality of CATTLE, or the organizational ingredient in BROTH. Although this Connections category is hard, some clues can get you to the right solution.
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