NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Sunday, May 5, 2024 (#329)
Puzzle #329. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.
Just tell me the answer
The NYT Connections answer for Sunday, May 5, 2024 (puzzle #329) is: YELLOW — SOMETHING GAINED FROM HARD WORK: BENEFIT, FRUIT, RETURN, REWARD. GREEN — KINDS OF BAGELS: EGG, EVERYTHING, PLAIN, POPPY. BLUE — CONTRIBUTE TO A MOVIE: ACT, DIRECT, PRODUCE, WRITE. PURPLE — STARTS OF MONSTERS: FRANK, MUM, VAMP, WERE.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Sunday, May 5, 2024. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
FRANK
FRUIT
EGG
DIRECT
PLAIN
PRODUCE
WRITE
MUM
RETURN
ACT
REWARD
EVERYTHING
VAMP
POPPY
WERE
BENEFIT
How hard is Connections #329?
Easy30/100
• Four clean, meaning-based categories with little overlap.
Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.
Connections hints for Sunday, May 5, 2024
Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.
yellow(the most straightforward group — start here) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about work.
green(a little trickier, but still direct) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about bagels.
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about movie.
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about monsters.
yellow4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
green4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
blue4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
purple4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
PuzzlePage is an independent fan site. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The New York Times Company. Connections and Wordle are trademarks of The New York Times Company.
Common questions
What is the NYT Connections answer for Sunday, May 5, 2024?
The NYT Connections answer for Sunday, May 5, 2024 (puzzle #329) is: YELLOW — SOMETHING GAINED FROM HARD WORK: BENEFIT, FRUIT, RETURN, REWARD. GREEN — KINDS OF BAGELS: EGG, EVERYTHING, PLAIN, POPPY. BLUE — CONTRIBUTE TO A MOVIE: ACT, DIRECT, PRODUCE, WRITE. PURPLE — STARTS OF MONSTERS: FRANK, MUM, VAMP, WERE.
What is the purple group in Connections #329?
The purple (hardest) group is "STARTS OF MONSTERS": FRANK, MUM, VAMP, WERE.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "SOMETHING GAINED FROM HARD WORK" — BENEFIT, FRUIT, RETURN, REWARD. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Sunday, May 5, 2024 is NYT Connections puzzle #329. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.
What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?
A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.