Today’s Connections puzzle (#849) sticks to clean categories with one trickier twist in purple. If you want to solve it yourself, start with the lighter hints below. Spoilers follow further down.
Today’s 16 words
- ALTAR, BOUQUET, CAKE, RING
- BUZZ, DIRT, DISH, TALK
- BUNCH, CREW, GROUP, PACK
- BRENT, CHAIR, FANNIE, SCATS
Group hints (no spoilers)
- Yellow: Tittle-tattle
- Green: Feature in a ceremony
- Blue: Squad
- Purple: Broadway hits with something extra
Themes revealed
| Color | Theme |
|---|---|
| Yellow | GOSSIP |
| Green | SEEN AT A WEDDING |
| Blue | TEAM |
| Purple | MUSICALS PLUS STARTING LETTER |
Today’s answers (full spoilers)
| Color | Words |
|---|---|
| Yellow — GOSSIP | BUZZ, DIRT, DISH, TALK |
| Green — SEEN AT A WEDDING | ALTAR, BOUQUET, CAKE, RING |
| Blue — TEAM | BUNCH, CREW, GROUP, PACK |
| Purple — MUSICALS PLUS STARTING LETTER | BRENT, CHAIR, FANNIE, SCATS |
Why the purple set works
Each purple entry is a well-known musical title with an added starting letter:
- CHAIR = Hair + C
- FANNIE = Annie + F
- SCATS = Cats + S
- BRENT = Rent + B
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