If you’re having trouble solving today’s NYT Connections, then here we are with a helping hand for you with hints, strategies, and patterns. Today’s connection puzzle is a pure mental rollercoaster, as some contain “things included in your food,” whereas others have “metaphors for something unexpected.” We are here to help you with all the April 21 connections puzzles. Here we have hints, using which you can solve today’s puzzle. But if you want the solutions directly, then too, we’ve got you covered.
The connection was started in 2023, and since then, it has hooked the users online. The popularity of this puzzle game has increased immensely day by day. The New York Times has other games too, and all these games you can access on the All Times platform, NYTimes.com/games/connections.
What is the NYT Connections and how to play?
It’s a word puzzle game where they give you 16 words in a 4×4 grid. The words are divided into four sets; each set has a common theme or some similarity that connects them. You have to identify the four words that belong to the same set/theme. For example, if there are 16 words and among them, you see Falcon, Horse, Antelope, Leopard, then you have an idea that they all have something in common.
After you select your four words, you will have to hit submit, and if it’s correct, then all the selected words will vanish from your screen, and then you will be left with the other 12 words. Similarly, you have to identify all four sets of words. The groups/sets of words also have difficulty levels, which are denoted by a particular color. Yellow is the easiest, then comes green, blue, and lastly, the trickiest, purple. To identify all four correct sets, you will be given 4 chances, and after that, the game will be over.
What does today’s NYT Connections looks like?
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Hints for today’s NYT Connections, April 21
Yellow: What’s in your food?
Green: Plot twists you didn’t expect
Blue: For every last-minute report
Purple: Coils in pasta and tools
Solution for April 21 NYT Connections
INFO ON A NUTRITION LABEL (Yellow)
FAT, IRON, PROTEIN, SODIUM
METAPHOR FOR SOMETHING UNEXPECTED (Green)
BOMBSHELL, CURVEBALL, TWIST, WRENCH
THINGS YOU CAN INSERT INTO A SPREADSHEET (Blue)
CELL, COLUMN, ROW, SHEET
HELICAL THINGS (Purple)
CORKSCREW, DNA, FUSILLI, SPRING
Image: The New York Times