Today’s Connections Hints and Answers for November 18, 2024 (Puzzle #526)

Putting one together Connections A puzzle like today’s can feel like you’re trying to set up an elaborate domino trap with intricacies and details you don’t yet know. Figuring out what those pieces are will be the hardest part. comparatively, since you at least know where the pieces should go when you’re setting up a row of dominoes. Once the pieces are in place, you can solve the puzzle and watch the dominoes fall.

If you like putting pieces together, the NYT’s Mini crossword puzzle makes you collect a different set of clues. Like any crossword, you will be given a set of cultural clues that will lead you to the right words. However, unlike most crosswords, this version is just a 5×5 square. This allows you to finish in less time and feel a little less frustrated if you get stuck. This also means you know all the words should be short, which is a plus side of a smaller puzzle.

Today’s Connections Category Tips

NOVEMBER 18 #526

If you want some tips for today’s puzzle, we’ve got you covered. This one is harder to say what level of difficulty it is at, as it can be quite easy or difficult depending on your familiarity with the subject. In truth, each category is full of nouns and you will have to figure out how they are all related – or not – each other to complete the puzzle. To help you, here are four tips:

• A category is about things that share a similar external appearance
• One category is about things that will bleed your wallet
• One category is about things used to care for a certain part of your body
• A category consists of four words that can come before the same word in a sentence – that word is a dish you might find in a fish-themed restaurant

Getting those last two categories is often the hardest part, as you’re left with words you didn’t immediately recognize. If this is you today, here are the category names to help you find out.

	USED ​​IN HAIR CARE
	MONTHLY EXPENSES
	THINGS WITH POINTS
	___ CRAB

Today’s Connections Answers

NOVEMBER 18 #526

Yellow Answers: Revealed and Explained

I actually didn’t get it right away and almost got it last. However, I think it’s because I fixated on a later category first, but this one isn’t too difficult. These are all pretty common hair care productsalthough ROLLERS may not be as popular anymore. Most people, however, need to use at least one COMB and are probably familiar with a DRYER and HAIRFLOWER. I rarely use it, but it’s something many people in my life have used around me.

Green Answers: Revealed and Explained

This category caught my attention second, probably because I was sad when I saw RENT and INTERNET and realized which category it probably was. It’s hard not to see these words together when you’re out alone, and that can make it difficult. Not because the puzzle itself is difficult, but because it is difficult admit what your monthly expenses actually are. Hopefully you haven’t suffered too much mental trauma from this category, but you can move on to the next one quickly if you have.

Blue Answers: Revealed and Explained

This is the category that immediately caught my attention and kept me fixated on it. Yes, it’s probably because of DALMATIAN and yes, I was absolutely obsessed with Nintendogs and get one for my dog ​​army. My mom was grateful it was a digital dog instead of a real dog, so that was something. In the beginning, I I thought this category was black and white stuffbut LADYBUG made me realize that it should be related to points instead. If I hadn’t guessed this, I probably would have gotten pretty stuck and frustrated in this category.

Purple Answers: Revealed and Explained

This last category was selected last, but looking back, I might have gotten this one if I had looked at any of these words first. I even At one point there was a hermit crabalthough it did not last long under my care. Crabs are one of those things that can be fascinating and terrifying at the same time, and I often find myself wavering between these two emotions whenever I encounter a crab in real life.

Other games like connections

If you like puzzles, check out one of them in the box below to maximum fun today.