‘Connections’ January 31: Hints and Answers for Puzzle #600

Happy Friday, Connections fans! Newsweek has tips to help you beat today’s puzzle.

In June 2023, Connections was launched by The New York Times. Now, it’s the newspaper’s second most popular word game behind Wordle.

Wyna Liu, the NYT crossword editor who helped develop the brainteaser, previously revealed to Newsweek readers her best advice to conquer it.

“Wait as long as you can before guessing,” she shared, adding that she usually doesn’t know “where a board is going to go.”

“It really does [take] a long time to fudge things and try different angles.”

Keep scrolling for Newsweek‘s hints for game #600. Spoiler alert: The answers will also be revealed at the end of this article.

How to Play ‘Connections’

If you’ve never played Connections before, it’s pretty easy to get the hang of. Players are given 16 words in a grid format that they must split into four groups of four based on a common theme. From there, they must be placed into categories. These categories are color coded and range in difficulty from yellow to green to blue to purple. While yellow is considered the easiest category, purple is considered the most difficult.

For example, in Thursday’s puzzle, the words “beer,” “dip,” “pizza” and “wings” were associated with the category “game day fare.” This was a green category.

While there’s no time limit to solve the puzzle, players only get four guesses before the answers are revealed.

Feeling stuck? Try clicking the “Shuffle” button. This rearranges the words, which may just give your brain the reset it needs.

‘Connections’ #600 Hints and Clues for Friday, January 31

Below are Newsweek‘s hints to help you with Friday’s game:

Yellow: Things you can store items in

Green: Other words for “nose”

Blue: A specialist in their field

Purple: The beginning of swimming exercises

‘Connections’ #600 Answers for Friday, January 31

Yellow Category: STORAGE CONTAINERS

Yellow Words: Case, Chest, Crate, Trunk

Green Category: SCHNOZZ

Green Words: Beak, Honker, Snoot, Snout

Blue Category: ONES WITH DISCERNING TASTES

Blue Words: Connoisseur, Critic, Expert, Snob

Purple Category: STARTS OF SWIMMING STROKES

Purple Words: Back, Breast, Butter, Free

Well done if you solved today’s puzzle correctly, but if you didn’t, not to worry. You’ll get another chance on Saturday when a new game will be available for you to try.

Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, so be sure to check back with Newsweek for more hints and answers.

Looking for another challenge as you head into the weekend? Why not give one of these other popular word games a go?