Today's Connections Hints & Answers For July 31, 2024 (Puzzle #415)

If you are having a rough day, you can make it better with a few nudges, hints, and more if you need them. No one wants to feel like they are struggling too much, and sometimes you need that extra push. With our help, you can finish today's puzzle and feel like a rockstar as you continue going about your day.

If you want more word-related fun, the NYT's is a great bite-sized puzzle for a nice five-minute break. A five-minute break is often all you need to take a few moments before going back to work, andthis traditional puzzle in a mini form is a great way to do just that. You can relax, reset, and be ready for the next little while.

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.

There are some interesting categories in today's puzzle and some words that look like they should fit with each other that do not. Before we give out spoilers, here are a few hints to try to nudge you in the right direction:

If you still need a few pointers, check out the category names below. While there are not a lot of crossover words today, there are words that seem to make up a category that does not exist.

RASPY

FINGERS

ALE STYLES

FRENCH ___

RASPY

GRUFF

HOARSE

HUSKY

ROUGH

Realizing what this category was made me a bit sad, as it meant I would not get to construct a category of dog breeds. HUSKY, meaning the same thing as HOARSE and GRUFF, meant I did not get to think about cute puppies as much as I wanted to. It did not really stop me; I still thought about them every time I came across a dog-related word, but in the meantime, I was able to add ROUGH to this category and move on to the next one.

FINGERS

LITTLE

MIDDLE

POINTER

RING

This one did not immediately stand out to me, as while LITTLE and MIDDLE were both sizes, the other two did not immediately catch my attention. However, once I got to this category, there were fewer options, and when Ithought about RING and