Today's Connections puzzle is meant to be solved in moderation, as there are numerous phrases with different meanings to make the right answers tricky. Mistakes are common today because many words play on your first impression of them. In order to overcome the challenge this puzzle presents, you have to actively think about how the Connections is trying to make you see patterns that aren't there.

You only have four chances to make a mistake before losing a game of Connections, limiting your options as you play. The best advice for any day of Connections is to take your time to understand many possible contexts one phrase could mean besides what seems obvious. Similar to the Letter Boxed NYT puzzles, you have to find patterns to correctly discover the right path.

Today's Connections Category Hints August 13 #1160

Endurance and careful approaches are integral to the Connections for today, as those concepts directly relate to different categories. One of the best strategies for today is to find words that have the least likely chance of having alternate meanings, as they stand alone to start puzzle sections. That being said, you also need to single out which phrases don't have any relation to others on the surface, as they can get you thinking outside the box.

If you want to know some hints regarding today's puzzle categories, check out these clues below:

• One category is about words used to describe enduring anything that comes your way.
• One category is about phrases tied to approaching something carefully with precise motions.
• One category is about bonuses you receive for flying with certain companies for a long time.
• One category is about terms with a frigid meaning when used in specific expressions.

If you want to go all out with some of your clue-searching, you should look at the category names to get some extra help. There are also spoilers for each category if you find yourself needing to solve a single category to finish up.

Today's Connections Answers August 13 #1160 Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained

This category has words you can easily mix up with others, such as CARRY ON with CHECKED BAGS or LOUNGE as terms associated with an airport. However, PERSIST and CONTINUE are the biggest hints toward this category, as both words have something to do with enduring hardships. CARRY ON fits this description too, with MAKE IT standing alone and helping round out this category.

Green Answers: Revealed & Explained

INCH and MILES can be mistakenly put together, but the biggest clue to this category is the word CREEP, which has limited meanings. Since no other words in the puzzle could refer to a CREEP person, movement is a more clear solution, making EDGE and EASE fit cleanly into a patter. With this retrospective, INCH also slots well into the category, helping you find a great answer.

Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained

Going back to the yellow category, you may already have an impression of an airport or flight travel through words like LOUNGE and CHECKED BAGS. That being said, not having CARRY ON in this category creates more questions than answers. Thankfully, remembering that you can earn MILES or an UPGRADE in your flight seat at an airport can lead you to the right solution.

Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained

It can be tricky to find this category, especially if you put INCH, MILES, and FEET together as units of measurements. When you can't find a fourth word for that pattern, you may put SHOULDER and FEET together as parts of a body. Even though it isn't on the right track, this can get you started, at least until you realize that cold FEET, a cold SHOULDER, cold TURKEY, and cold COMFORT are all expressions used to form this Connections section.

Other Games Like Connections

If you are looking for another puzzle to play, check out one of the ones in the box below.