NYT 'Connections' August 30: Clues and Answers for Game #446

Even though it's the end of the working week, nobody wants to take a break from 'Connections' and lose their winning streak.

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is a big hit and really tests players' knowledge of words with common themes. It was launched in June 2023 and is the second-most played game after It can be challenging at times, so has put together some handy hints to help you solve today's game. Instructions on how to play the game are below.

The answers for Friday's puzzle are toward the end of the article, so scroll with caution if you want to work them out yourself. Players are tasked with grouping 16 words into four categories based on association. For example, one game linked the words "clear," "earn," "make" and "net," which all came under the category "take home, as income.



" Each of the four categories is labeled with a color, which also signifies their difficulty level, beginning with yellow as the easiest, then green, blue and finally the toughest category, purple. However, the puzzles are rarely straightforward, using homophones and wordplay, among other techniques, to keep things interesting. The uniting themes can come from a broad range of categories—anything from Halloween costumes to music genres.

If all four words are correctly placed into each set, those words will be removed from the board. Each incorrect guess counts toward the mistake tally. Up to four errors can be made before it is game over.

To make things a bit tougher, a word can sometimes belong to more than one category—but there is only one correct answer. Players can shuffle and rearrange the board if they want to try to make the process of guessing the connections easier. has some hints to help you figure out today's categories.

A magpie would be attracted to these things. We saw people doing these recently in Paris. Ancient marvels.

Words that come after frozen water. Gold, Diamond, Glitter, Sequin Box, Dive, Fence, Row Gardens, Lighthouse, Pyramid, Temple Cream, Cube, Machine, Storm Did you work out the answers? If so, congratulations; if not, please don't be put off the game. Practice makes perfect, and the next puzzle will be published on Saturday.

is released at midnight in your local time zone, and will be back tomorrow with another round of hints and tips..