Today's Connections Hints & Answers For August 14, 2024 (Puzzle #429)

Do not flub your way through today's puzzle when we have all the tips and tricks you need to do it right. Depending on how far along in the puzzle you are, we have several different tiers of hints just waiting for you to discover. With that in mind, here are the tips, tricks, and solutions for today's puzzle.

Once you get through this guide and are making your way out the other side, feel free to take a detour and check out the NYT game. It's a game with some fairly intense strategies despite its appearance, as you have to score a consistent streak to even consider a high score. While Chess is not likely to be dethroned anytime soon, having a good game that kids can enjoy seems to be crucial these days and can be solved by any age.

Four categories with four words each sounds simple, but the daily challenge of the Connections game can prove difficult without a few tips to help.

If you decide that you just want some hints about what the categories could be before you look at any answers, we have a few here waiting just for you:

If something really clicked with you, great! However, if you still need a nudge in the right direction we have all the categories' names in the box below so you can check it out:

BLUNDER

FLOWERS

THINGS BEES DO

FIRST NAMES OF YANKEES LEGENDS

BLUNDER

BOO-BOO

FLUB

GAFFE

GOOF

We all make BOO-BOOs and mistakes or make a GOOF at inappropriate times, like when I started laughing to stop myself from crying. We all should know that different people react to these situations in different ways, but usually most people despite this often feel embarrassed. However, it is a good thing if you do, as it proves we aren't quite living under the full reign of AI just yet.

FLOWERS

DAISY

JASMINE

PETUNIA

POPPY

With summer in full swing, flowers are still abundant — at least in places that have received enough water. Fortunately, I am not currently living somewhere in a drought and we receive a lot of rainfall to keep these pretty flowers alive.

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