Today's Connections Hints & Answers For August 18, 2024 (Puzzle #433)

Today's puzzle was a little tricky and had us scratching our heads sometimes, so it is possible that you are here for the same reason. Today, there are some odd references, and the last category is tricky because of how they chose to represent the words. However, there is no reason you cannot complete this puzzle without failing it, so you can rest easy knowing we have all the tips you need.

If you want a different type of puzzle, you can check out the NYT puzzle, which uses letters to form words but with the parameters that you have to cycle around the square shape. Afair amount of challenges arise when solving these puzzles, and they can be a lot of fun once you get into the rhythm of it.

Wordle, the popular word-guessing game hosted by The New York Times, has over 1,700 words remaining as possible solutions.

If you need some clarity on what the categories might be, you can check out a few hints to help you get started:

Knowing the categories is half the battle in, and sometimes I wish I knew what they were ahead of time. Particularly on this puzzle, it might have saved my bacon. Here are the names:

ALARM CLOCK BUTTONS

«HERE'S A THOUGHT...»

CANDY PIECES

SEVEN DWARFS MINUS LAST LETTER

ALARM CLOCK BUTTONS

ALARM

HOUR

SNOOZE

TIME SET

There are many time-adjacent words that these could be related to, but perhaps the two biggest clues are SNOOZE and TIME SET. SLEEP is a possibility, but less likely than the others on this list. ALARM and HOUR are a little more generic, and as many people mainly use phones as alarms now, they can be a little tricky to get right.

«HERE'S A THOUGHT...»

PERHAPS

SAY

SUPPOSE

WHAT IF

Entering the realm of the hypothetical could be as dangerous as or as easy as venturing into this question. In this case,the hypotheticals are all combined to make a real category. In other situations, these four words might be extremely dangerous. However, sometimes, these are the right words to use and can lead to big possibilities and dreams