New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #401 July…

Connections is a word puzzle game from the New York Times Games with a couple of challenging rules. If you are trying to sort all these words into four categories, you might be stuck on some of these difficult words.

If you already know how to play Connections and just need some hints for today, this article is for you. It contains some hints for the puzzle, individual word spoilers, and the whole answer if you need it. Check out this if you need a little or a lot of help.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #401 for July 16, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Pan, Pilot, Short, Rabbit, Cross, Parker, Kinky, Trial, Piper, Fiddler, Testy, Exploratory, Merrily, Surly, Preliminary, and Jersey.

What is the Definition of Preliminary?

Here are all the definitions for preliminary:

"Something preliminary, as an introductory or preparatory step, measure, contest, etc," according to Dictionary.com.
A match before an athletic contest.
An examination before a more important test, degrees, etc.
Preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory," from Dictionary.com.

What is the Definition of Surly?

Surly means someone or something who is bad-tempered, unfriendly, hostile, or irritable. It can also mean ominous.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Today's mobile puzzle game is big challenge, but it will be less so with these hints below. Press the Read More button below the section of the hints you want to see.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these categories are about musicians.

2. Cross and Short belong in the same category.

3. Fiddler and Kinky belong in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Grumpy, Angry.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is In a Bad Mood.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is In a Bad Mood.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cross, Short, Surly, Testy.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: It's not ready yet, it's still in testing.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Experimental.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Experimental.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Exploratory, Pilot, Preliminary, Trial.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this innovative puzzle game: All these words are the beginning of related things.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Starts of Broadway Musicals.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Starts of Broadway Musicals.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Fiddler, Jersey, Kinky, Merrily.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer for this difficult puzzle game: Each of these words makes a common thing if you put the same name before them.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Peter ____.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Peter ____.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Pan, Parker, Piper, Rabbit.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #401 for July 16, 2024

If you want to see the full answer for this New York Times game, you can find it below. In this section are all four categories and all the words that belong inside them.

Yellow - In a Bad Mood: Cross, Short, Surly, Testy
Green - Experimental: Exploratory, Pilot, Preliminary, Trial
Blue - Starts of Broadway Musicals: Fiddler, Jersey, Kinky, Merrily
Purple - Peter ____: Pan, Parker, Piper, Rabbit