Today's Connections Hints & Answers For September 19, 2024 (Puzzle #465)

If you want to solve today’s puzzle before dinner, you might want to use these clues. Today, there are some categories that shake things up, and it is fair to say that this can, in turn, make it difficult if you do not have the right knowledge ahead of time. To make it a little easier, we have some tips and tricks to help you out.

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If you want to make the most of today’s puzzle while still getting some tips, we can provide a few clues to help you out without giving too much away.

The New York Times Vertex game asks you to form a picture by connecting dots, but you have to understand the image to solve this puzzle quickly.

If that still is not enough hints for you, we have more coming. Many times, just knowing the category name is enough to push you to the end.

PREFIX MEANING “VERY”

KINDS OF PARTIES

PBS SHOWS

PLACES IN FRANCE

PREFIX MEANING “VERY”

EXTRA

HYPER

OVER

SUPER

Seeing OVER and SUPER next to each other clued me into this category. Continuing from that, I saw EXTRA and got a bit excited. Lastly, as I searched for that final word, I saw HYPER and felt that I had gotten it right. My test of the system proved correct, which made me quite happy, as guessing what feels right does not always end well.

KINDS OF PARTIES

BIRTHDAY

COCKTAIL

DINNER

SURPRISE

This one very nearly ruined my puzzle experience, as I was convinced that REUNION was part of this category. Luckily, I decided to swerve away at the last moment possible, saving my winning streak for today. Looking back, I likely should have realized sooner thatREUNION does not belong in the same way the other four words do, but that is often how goes.

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