Connections tends to start sweet and end spicy, and today’s puzzle is a great example. You’re hunting four sets of related words, but there’s a twist: the answers are “hidden in other words,” so the categories don’t always look like they belong together at first glance. If you’re stuck, the group hints below should get you moving—without spoiling the whole thing right away. (And yes, today’s purple group is the kind you either love or briefly question your life choices.)
Hints
First, a quick note on strategy: look for how the words might be disguised inside longer strings. When you spot one, try pairing it with something that fits the category wording, even if the full answer doesn’t jump out immediately.
Yellow group (easiest): Think of something you’d read—specifically, a substantial book. The theme points you toward different ways we describe “book-sized” works.
Green group: The hint is “Paul is another one.” That suggests multiple famous “Saint” names that are also tied to cities—so you’ll likely be extracting names that complete the “Saint ___” pattern.
Blue group: “Not short.” This category is about things defined by length, extension, or duration—so you’re looking for words whose meaning connects to “long,” whether literal or descriptive.
Purple group (toughest): “Money, plus with a twist.” The answers involve currencies, but each one has an added letter (or otherwise gets “twisted” from the clean currency name). This is the set that rewards careful attention to spelling.
If you want extra help after you play, the game’s format makes it fun to cross-check patterns—especially if you’re using Connections stats or spoiler mode to narrow down what you missed.
Answers
Yellow group: opus, tome, volume, work
Green group: Monica, Paulo, Petersburg, Salvador
Blue group: distance, division, johns, weekend
Purple group: Franci, rando, realm, wonk
One small puzzle-solving tip for next time: when you see a category hint like “Saint cities” or “currencies plus a letter,” stop searching for the exact phrase and instead search for the “component” words. Today’s hidden-in-words mechanic makes the final set make more sense once you realize what part is being encoded.
