Are you stuck with today’s NYT Connections puzzle and don’t know the meaning of these one-of-a-kind words: Fringe, Frill, Wax, Trim, and Bikini? Don’t worry! We got your back.
The New York Times released NYT Connections, a free word puzzle game, in June of last year, and you can play it on the NYT website or games app. As of now, it has become one of the most popular NYT games.
In the game, you have to make four groups of words, each consisting of four. Remember, the words in the groups will have something in common, but the twist is that each group has a varied difficulty.
The yellow group is relatively easier to identify, whereas the purple group can be the trickiest.
In the NYT Connections #472 puzzle, we have words like Frill, Fringe, Wax, Trim, Mount, Bikini, etc, so let’s group them with hints and answers, shall we?
What are Connections #473 puzzle hints for September 26?
Here are the hints for today’s NYT Connections game groupings, listed categorically from the yellow group to the trickiest purple group.
- Yellow [Straightforward]: Decorations on the seams of something
- Green: Get bigger!
- Blue: Next round on me, what does everyone want?
- Purple [Tricky]: [Sounds like spring] blank
Before we get to the answers, let us find out the meanings of some words in today’s NYT Connections puzzle.
Fringe means a decorative border of hanging threads left loose or formed into tassels. Likewise, the meaning of Fringe is also the border or outer edges of an area or group, as per Merriam-Webster dictionary.
A Frill is a gathered, pleated, or bias-cut fabric edging used to decorate clothing. For example, “The dress had a lace frill around the collar.” Meanwhile, Trim is an additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colors or materials.
Likewise, in today’s NYT Connections, Wax is a verb meaning to increase in size, numbers, strength, or volume.
Lastly, the red herrings in today’s Connections are Neat and Swell, which won’t go together.
Also, there is nothing related to the salon, though Bikini, Wax, and Trim may seem like they would. Hope that made it clearer!
Now, if you want to solve the puzzle on your own from this, don’t scroll down as it contains answers!
What are today’s Connections #472 answers?
Spoiler alert! Today’s NYT Connections answers are…
- Decorative edge [YELLOW]: BORDER, FRILL, FRINGE, TRIM
- Increase, in a way [GREEN]: GROW, MOUNT, SWELL, WAX
- Specifications for a bartender [BLUE]: DRY, NEAT, STRAIGHT, VIRGIN
- String __ [Purple]: BEAN, BIKINI, CHEESE, THEORY
So, how’d you do?
