Connections · Archive · #59
Connections Answers #59
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.
Puzzle#59
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty7/10
Trap groupPurple
The Four Groups
Reveal the four groups
Connections answer · #59
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Yellow · UNSPECIFIED QUANTITIES
SOMEFEWHANDFULSEVERAL
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Green · CELESTIAL OBJECTS
MOONCOMETPLANETASTEROID
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Blue · NEWSPAPERS
GLOBEPOSTSUNJOURNAL
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Purple · FRUIT HOMOPHONES
LYMEPAIRPLUMBMELLON
The Purple Group
Homophone · FRUIT HOMOPHONES
LYME · PAIR · PLUMB · MELLON
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Connections gives you sixteen words to sort into four hidden groups of four, with only four mistakes allowed. Groups run yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest, often wordplay). New to it? Our how-to-play guide covers the full strategy, or grab today's Connections answers.
FAQ
What were the Connections answers for #59?
Connections #59 (Wednesday, August 9, 2023) had four groups from yellow to purple — all shown above.
How hard was this Connections?
We rated it 7/10 (Hard). The purple group used homophone, which is where most solvers slip.