Stuck with today’s NYT Connections puzzle and don’t know the meaning of this one-of-a-kind word, Teetotaler? Don’t worry! We got your back.
Since June of last year, The New York Times has regularly released the game Connections with different difficulty levels each day.
Depending on the difficulty levels, some were rather easy to figure out, while others introduced words that made everyone think, “Is this even a legit word?“
Are you in the UK and about to do the NYT Connections? Apparently this is a Teeter Totter. FFS. #Connections pic.twitter.com/ADvZtck1dP
— Sue Copsey/Olivia Hayfield 👸🏻 (@suecopsey) August 28, 2024
Likewise, the August 28 edition of NYT Connections Companion #444 has words like Teetotaler, Teeter-Totter, and Tetherball.
They may sound like they go in the same group, given they start with ‘tee,’ but they are red herrings. So, let us check out the answers for today’s NYT Connections puzzle without further delay.
NYT Connections #444 puzzle for August 28, 2024, meaning and clues!
With the help of the NYT hints section, we figured out the categories, and in turn, we deduced the correct grouping. The categories were:
- Yellow [Straightforward]: Playground equipment
- Green: Found at the end of a string/cord
- Blue: Described as dry
- Purple [Tricky]: Baby ___
Before revealing the answers, let us clear out the red herrings first.
The meaning of Teetotaler in NYT Connections, as per the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is someone who doesn’t drink alcohol. Further, it even means the person may choose tea over alcohol.
Meanwhile, Teeter-Totter is basically another fancy name for a seesaw, and Tetherball is a game in which two players use their hands to strike a volleyball suspended from a metal pole by a tether or rope.
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 #444 puzzle for August 28, 2024, solved!
Here is the complete answer to today’s NYT Connections #444.
- Yellow Words: Monkey Bars, Slide, Swings, Teeter-Totter
- Green Words: Pendulum, Tea Bag, Tetherball, Yo-Yo
- Blue Words: Desert, Humor, Martini, Teetotaler
- Purple Words: Blues, Boomer, Steps, Teeth
