Connections is a short daily word sorting puzzle with a fun twist. The rules of Connections are pretty simple: you need to look at the collection of sixteen words and sort them into four categories. If you make four mistakes, your game is over. So, if you are running out of tries and still haven't put together what this puzzle's answer could be, you can find category spoilers, general puzzle hints, category clues, and answers to the puzzle below.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #282 for March 19, 2024
The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: GUESS, CHARADE, KING, WIND, NATURE, PLOT, FIDDLE, BERRY, FRONT, PAGE, TITLE, AIRS, WATERS, CAST, AFFECT, and GENRE.
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What is the Definition of Charade?
Charade has two main definitions in English. These are:
- "A game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess," according to Dictionary.com. It can also be a thing that a player acts out in a game of Charades
- A deception that is very obvious.
- Charade was also a 1963 film starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant.
What is the Definition of Airs?
Airs has only one definition in English, and it is "false manners that make you seem more important than you are." As in, "she was putting on airs to try to impress someone."
What is the Definition of Genre?
A genre is a class of thing. It's perhaps a certain style, like a romantic comedy is a genre of movie, or perhaps a type of artwork, a technique, or a genus or sort. Genre can also be a painting with subject matter that is plain or everyday, usually very realistic.
What is the Definition of Affect?
Affect is a complicated word with loads of definitions. Here they are in list form:
- To affect means to act on (the rain affected her plans).
- To impress upon someone's feelings or thoughts (the movie affected her feelings in a way that made her cry).
- To infect or attack, as in a disease.
- In Psychology, affect can be a noun meaning an emotion.
- Also in Psychology, it can be an emotion response to something.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #282 for March 19, 2024
If you want a hint for this minimalist puzzle game, you can find some general hints, hints to the categories, and even category spoilers below.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle 282
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Yellow Connections Category Answer for March 19, 2024
Yellow Connections Category and All Four Words Answer for March 19, 2024
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Green Connections Category Answer for March 19, 2024
Green Connections Category and All Four Words Answer for March 19, 2024
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Blue Connections Category Answer for March 19, 2024
Blue Connections Category and All Four Words Answer for March 19, 2024
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Purple Connections Category Answer for March 19, 2024
Purple Connections Category and All Four Words Answer for March 19, 2024
Answers for Today's NYT Connections #282
Still stuck on this challenging word-sorting puzzle? Check below for the full spoiler for today's New York Times Games Connections.
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Connections
- Released
- June 12, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
- Developer(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Publisher(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Platform(s)
- Web Browser, Mobile
