Today’s Connections Hints & Answers For July 25, 2024 (Puzzle #409)

We know that ancient people had games and wordplay the same as any others, and today’s Connections is a throwback to that with all of the words relating to various ancient things. But what does a mummy have to do with the other words in this group? Keep reading to find out as we lay out our hints and tricks for today.

If Connections doesn’t satisfy your word-game craving for today, you can try out the Spelling Bee puzzle and see what you can come up with based on the letters in the honeycombs. It can be hard at first as you might suddenly forget everything you ever knew, but once you get the hang of it you can crank out words faster than you can run out of a mummy tomb.

Today’s Connections Category Hints

JULY 25 #409

There are a lot of fun categories today, particularly ones that satisfy our archaeological sensibilities. However, to help you dig up some of the answers yourself, here are some category hints before we give out spoilers.

• One category requires a writing tool
• Present does not go in the same category as a gift
• One category is about what’s on the inside
• The last category is about what’s on the outside

There are still some words that might stump players, so we still have some more tips for you in the form of category names.

	ANCIENT WRITING SURFACES
	LEAD, AS A TV PROGRAM
	NATURAL ABILITY
	WRAPPED THINGS

Today’s Connections Answers

JULY 25 #409

Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained

ANCIENT WRITING SURFACES
CLAY	PAPYRUS	PARCHMENT	WAX

This category is full of ancient writing supplies, which is both a nice callback to archaeology and a nod to my never-ending love of school supplies. It was a fairly easy category to fill out for me for that reason, but I have a love of writing and old stuff so that might make me the odd one out. However, there are very few other “surfaces” amongst the list of items in today’s word choices that hopefully made this one easier for everyone else too.

Green Answers: Revealed & Explained

LEAD, AS A TV PROGRAM
ANCHOR	HOST	MODERATE	PRESENT

ANCHOR and HOST were the pillars of this category and made it easier to guess. However, figuring out the other two was a bit more difficult for us. MODERATE was the next one to get added in, but PRESENT could easily belong in both of the next two categories. In reality, it should probably be moderat-er and present-er but that would likely make this one too easy.

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Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained

NATURAL ABILITY
FACULTY	FLAIR	INSTINCT	TALENT

Having a FLAIR for something is usually an innate affinity, the same with INSTINCT and TALENT. GIFT and PRESENT are the wild cards here, as either of them could also fit into this category and FACULTY is not a popular term for the same meaning.

Admittedly, looking up the various definitions of FACULTY might be the easiest way to solve this one. Otherwise, this can make it hard to figure out which one is which, but luckily, with some parsing out you can figure out the differences between them.

Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained

WRAPPED THINGS
BURRITO	GIFT	MUMMY	SPRAIN

This category was a bit hard to put together, particularly with GIFT potentially elsewhere and PRESENT easily fitting in here if you have parsed out the category but have not figured out the others. This can make each of the categories tricky, but with some patience, you can figure it out. However, being able to wrap up the MUMMY, SPRAIN, BURRITO, and the puzzle will make your day brighter.

Other Games Like Connections

While I get to digging up my backyard for more ancient treasures, you can dig up this treasure trove of puzzles and enjoy the rest of your day in puzzling bliss.

Connections

Released

June 12, 2023

Developer(s)

The New York Times Company

Publisher(s)

The New York Times Company

Genre(s)

ESRB

Platform(s)

Web Browser , Mobile

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