Today's Connections Hints & Answers For August 30, 2024 (Puzzle #445)

Sometimes in , it can feel like the answers are glittering off the page, whereas other times it feels like they are extremely obscured. In times like that, it will take a lighthouse to guide the proverbial boat into the harbor. We may not be as important and life-saving as a real lighthouse, it is nice to have a little light on the matter to keep you from losing your streak and messing up your Connections stats.

If you want a puzzle similar to but with a very different setup, you should try the daily puzzle. It is a nifty puzzle where you have to figure out the various words by connecting letters around a square-shaped box. It can take a few puzzles to get used to the format, but once you are, you can establish a flow that makes it easier to figure them out day-by-day.

This tricky little five by five crossword isn't always as easy as it looks; here are a couple easy tips and tricks to beat your friends' times!

If you just want a few hints to light the way, we have four for you that all correspond to a separate category:

If that does not quite help you finish the puzzle, there are still some more tips to check out. The table below has each category name to help give you a nudge in the right direction:

SPARKLING THINGS

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WONDERS OF THE WORLD

ICE ___

SPARKLING THINGS

DIAMOND

GLITTER

GOLD

SEQUIN

We all like shiny, sparkling things occasionally. This was a fairly easy category to spot due to the words jumping off the page. GLITTER is a little less prestigious than the other words here, but does bring back memories of the kind we used for colorguard and how I still sometimes find that GLITTER in my hair years later. SEQUINS are always a nice fun edition to make everyday things sparkle, but DIAMOND and GOLD are in a league of their own.

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BOX

DIVE

FENCE

ROW

The phrasing of this category makes me angry for some reason. It almost sounds like a question, and the answers do not match the