Unlike yesterday’s #444 NYT Connections game, today’s puzzle contains words that we know the meaning of.
Instead, the clues and hints are kind of sketchy and are throwing many people off, especially the tricky category hint, which mentions ‘Johnson’ and its clue suggests second names in companies with ampersands.
So, without further dillydallying, let us get your today’s NYT Connections game solved, all while clearing the meaning of ampersands.
NYT Connections #445 puzzle for August 29, 2024, meaning and clues!
First of all, analyzing the hints for #445 NYT Connections categories after a hit and trial grouping gave us the following clues for the correct grouping. So, the clues for the categories were:
- Yellow [Straightforward]: Different ways to tickle the ivories
- Green: You would do this when you come to think of something in a way
- Blue: Higher education
- Purple [Tricky]: Big businesses with multiple names
Compared to the previous puzzle’s clues, this time, they are relatively difficult, don’t you think? Regardless, before revealing the words, let us make the clues for categories direct so you can figure them out on your own.
- Yellow [Straightforward]: Kinds of Pianos
- Green: Deem
- Blue: U.S. Colleges/Universities
- Purple [Tricky]: Second Names in Companies with Ampersands
Here, in the clue for the purple category in the NYT Connections #446 puzzle, the meaning of Ampersands is the sign ‘&,’ which stands for ‘and.’ It is usually an informal way of connecting two words or phrases without having to write the whole word ‘and.’
Further, ampersands are commonly used in business names. For instance, Dolce & Gabana, H&M and so on. Got the idea? If yes, stop scrolling down and try to solve the puzzle on your own.
Now that we cleared out the difficult ones, if you want to solve the puzzle on your own from this, don’t scroll down as it contains answers!
Answers to NYT Connections #445 puzzle for August 29, 2024, solved!
Here is the complete categorization of the words to today’s NYT Connections #445.
- Yellow Words: Electronic, Player, Grand, Upright
- Green Words: Consider, Judge, Count, Regard
- Blue Words: Brown, Duke, Howard, Smith
- Purple Words: Gamble, Johnson, Noble, Young
