New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #355 May 31, 2024

Connections

By Mina Smith

Published May 31, 2024

Connections is a short daily word puzzle game by the New York Times Games. In order to win this difficult game, you'll need to sort sixteen words into four mystery categories with few mistakes. Since you have so little wiggle room with errors, you might be searching for some hints to help you out.

This article is all about helping with today's puzzle. So if you are already familiar with the rules of how to play Connections, and you are just looking for hints about this very last puzzle of May 2024, you can find all the help you need in the sections below.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #355 for May 31, 2024

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Body, Maraca, Jacket, Hood, Sleeve, Fuji, Canon, Hands, Insert, Polaroid, Olympus, Works, Whitney, Snowglobe, Oeuvre, and Record.

What is the Definition of Oeuvre?

An Oeuvre refers to the collected works of a writer or painter, taken collectively.

What is the Definition of Maraca?

A rattle, usually made of wood or dried gourds, filled with seeds. It is a musical instrument.

What is the Definition of Whitney?

Whitney is both a first name, as in the comedian Whitney Cummings; and a last name, as in the inventor Eli Whitney. There is also a mountain in California named Mount Whitney.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #355 for May 31, 2024

If hints would help you to win this challenging puzzle game, check out the sections below. Each contains a different kind of clue or spoiler to help you along your way.

General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle 355

Here are some hints for this minimalist puzzle game :

1. None of these categories are camera companies.

2. None of these are pieces of a hoodie or article of clothing.

3. None of these are tattoo types or placements.

4. Maraca and Snowglobe belong in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this free puzzle game similar to Wordle : The collection of written materials over a subject or a career.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Corpus.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Corpus.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Body, Canon, Oeuvre, Works.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Other locations that would fit into this category: Elbrus, Rainer, Shasta, Logan.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Mount ____.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Mount ____.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Fuji, Hood, Olympus, Whitney.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Items expected when you buy physical music.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Components of an LP.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Components of an LP.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Insert, Jacket, Record, Sleeve.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: Shake, shake, shake! Items made for wiggling in your hands.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Things People Shake.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Things People Shake.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Hands, Maraca, Polaroid, Snowglobe.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #355 for May 31, 2024

If you are searching for the complete spoiler for today's puzzle, you have found it. In the expandable section below, you can find all four categories and the words that belong in each for this New York Times Games Connections.

Yellow - Corpus : Body, Canon, Oeurve, Works
Green - Mount ____ : Fuji, Hood, Olympus, Whitney
Blue - Components of an LP : Insert, Jacket, Record, Sleeve
Purple - Things People Shake : Hands, Maraca, Polaroid, Snowglobe