NYT ‘Connections’ November 8: Clues and Answers for Game #516

With the end of the working day comes a time that we may need some help solving Connections.

Our brains might be a little more tired than normal, especially given it was election week, so that’s why Newsweek is here with some top tips to help you solve today’s Connections puzzle.

The game is edited by Wyna Liu, who explained to Newsweek in June that the best way to ensure your winning streak is to be patient, and not “rage solve” by rushing your answers.

How to Play Connections

Players are given a table of 16 words. These are split into four groups of four based on common characteristics and placed into categories. The categories vary in difficulty from yellow to green to blue to purple, with yellow considered the easiest category and purple considered the trickiest.

For example, a recent game linked the words “braid,” “bun,” “pony” and “twist” under the category “Ways to wear your hair up.” This was a blue category.

Once you’ve selected four words, you click the “Submit” button. If your choices are correct, they’ll appear in the category color and disappear from the grid. If they are incorrect, however, they will remain gray in color and stay on the board.

If you’re stuck, try selecting the “Shuffle” button to move the words to a different place on the grid.

Keep scrolling for tips on today’s Connections but be warned. The answers for the puzzle will be revealed at the bottom of the page. So, if you would rather avoid spoilers, we advise you to move down the page with caution.