Today's Connections Hints & Answers For July 18, 2024 (Puzzle #402)

Beating the contest that is does not win you any grand prizes, but it does feel like an accomplishment when you beat your previous scores and earn that perfect. When you are struggling and do not want to lose your streak, it helpful to have a few nudges in the right direction so you at least get to finish the puzzle. Today was a bit challenging, but we have all the tips you need and a few hints as we made our own mistakes.

To continue this battle with yourself, you can try out the daily puzzle, which allows players to test their knowledge of English words and brings you back to your younger years of trying to memorize words for the annual contest of the same name. We are still bitter we did not finish the competition after advancing to the second round on the word «hoping» in third grade. The real spelling has been emblazoned into our brains ever since.

The Letter Boxed game for the New York Times mobile app asks you to connect letters to form words while using various strategies to win quickly.

We have a few tips for you before we start spoiling answers and categories, so pay close attention if you want to solve the puzzle without them:

If those hints are not enough, or you just want to make sure you get it right, we have all the answers you need below:

OPEN SPACE

BOXING UNIT

GLITIZNESS

EMOJI

OPEN SPACE

COURT

PLAZA

SQUARE

YARD

The easier of the categories today, it is all about places out in the open that people traditionally gather in. Whether it is for shopping or spending some time on the lawn or even playing a game, these are the places to do it. COURT usually refers to a space dedicated to games. PLAZA and SQUARE have very similar meanings as public gathering spaces. YARD can be small or large but it is still a fun place to gather casually and enjoy good weather when you have it.

BOXING UNIT

BOUT

CONTEST

MATCH

ROUND

While many of these terms can used to mean various sporting or competitive events, they have chosen to specify that they are