While my luck with the NYT Connections puzzle today wasn’t as good, it was still not too bad. If you want to share in on the action then keep reading. So with that, let’s begin breaking down all the hints, categories and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for April 18.
Hint for Today’s Connections Themes
Let’s begin with some quick hints for today’s Connections themes. Check them out and see if you can guess any.
- Yellow Category – Things you see on the road
- Green Category – You need to plan these
- Blue Category – Things used to measure
- Purple Category – A shiny word comes before all of these
We wish we could go into more detail here, but these hints are the best we can share. They are all related to the categories for the puzzle, so think hard before you scroll down below to see the exact category names. We also think you don’t need an additional hint for today. However, if you still can’t find them and need more help, maybe these tricks to solve NYT Connections will help.
Spoiler Warning #1
While this section included hints for the categories, the next section names them directly. Only proceed if ready.
Today’s Connections Category Names
If you still can’t figure out the NYT Connections category names, then keep reading for more help.
- Yellow – SIDEWALK SIGHTS
- Green – HAVE IN MIND
- Blue – UNIT ABBREVIATIONS
- Purple – GOLDEN _ _ _
We hope you can guess the words under each category now. However, If you still cannot and need more help, keep reading.
Spoiler Warning #2
The next section includes the answer for today’s puzzle; you will see all the answers in their categories. This is your last chance to solve it yourself.
Connections Answer for April 18
Are you still stuck with the puzzle? In that case, the answers to today’s Connections are:
- SIDEWALK SIGHTS – Curb, Grate, Gutter, Manhole
- HAVE IN MIND – Aim, Intend, Mean, Plan
- UNIT ABBREVIATIONS – Cal, Gal, In, Oz
- GOLDEN _ _ _ – Fleece, Girls, Parachute, Rule
The NYT Connections puzzle for April 18 was thankfully not that difficult to solve. I began my journey with the Yellow category and got it almost instantly, considering how easy it was.
I then moved on to the Green category and again got it quickly again as I am a man who always plans things. While using these specific abbreviations aren’t my cup of ML, I’ve absorbed enough American culture to pick them out of a lineup and thus got the Blue category.
There were only four words left. I combined them all together and got the Purple category along with the NYT Connections puzzle for April 18.
NYT Connections Past Answers
We hope the answers above helped you solve the NYT Connections puzzle for today. However, if you stumbled here by accident, there’s a chance you might be looking for answers to previous puzzles.
Well, for such times and more, we have you covered. Feel free to go through our directory to NYT Connections for the last three days for all the help you need.
What about you? How was your experience with today’s puzzle? Where did you get stuck if you did? Let us know in the comments below.
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