New York Times Connections Clues and Solution for #343 May 19, 2024

Connections has a pretty difficult puzzle for players to attempt to solve today. Unfortunately for fans, you only get four mistakes until you have lost according to the rules of how to play Connections, and those guesses can go by very quickly.

So whether you need word definition help, general hints, category help, spoilers to different sections, or even the full answer to the puzzle, you can find it all below. With this article, you are sure to win this difficult puzzle game.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #343 for May 19, 2024

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Square, Pair, Loaded, Dice, Flush, Bury, Cube, Current, Straight, Leachy, Stuffy, Chop, Rich, Mince, Traditional, and Wealthy.

What is the Definition of Leachy?

According to Dictionary.com, the definition of leachy is “allowing water to percolate through, as sandy or rocky soil; porous.”

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #343 for May 19, 2024

This browser-based puzzle game is challenging enough that you might be in need of different kinds of hint. All the hints you need are in the expandable sections below; just click the Read More button to see what they contain.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle 343

Here are some hints for this
difficult puzzle game
:

1. None of the categories are about games of chance, poker hands, or anything similar.

2. One of these articles is about homophones.

3. Chop and Cube belong in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:
“I heard he’s got a lot of money!”

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Affluent.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward
Connections
is
Affluent.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Flush, Loaded, Rich, Wealthy.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this
minimalist puzzle game
:
Directions for preparing produce before cooking, perhaps.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Cut Into Pieces.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty
Connections
is
Cut Into Pieces.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Chop, Cube, Dice, Mince.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:
It’s the way they did it in the past. It’s the way it’s always been done.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Old-Fashioned.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult
Connections
is
Old-Fashioned.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Square, Straight, Stuffy, Traditional.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:
All four of these words sound like other words that would go into the same category. Say them outloud to help yourself out.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Fruit Homophones.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in
Connections
is
Fruit Homophones.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:
Bury, Current, Leachy, Pair.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #343 for May 19, 2024

If you are looking for the complete answer for today’s New York Times Games Connections, check out the expandable section below. It contains all four categories along with the words that go in each of them.

• Yellow – Affluent
  : Flush, Loaded, Rich, Wealthy
• Green – Cut Into Pieces
  : Chop, Cube, Dice, Mince
• Blue – Old-Fashioned
  : Square, Straight, Stuffy, Traditional
• Purple – Fruit Homophones
  : Bury, Current, Leachy, Pair

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