NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Friday, May 24, 2024 (#348)

Puzzle #348. 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 Friday, May 24, 2024 (puzzle #348) is: YELLOW — CONDUITS FOR WATER REMOVAL: DRAIN, DUCT, PIPE, SEWER. GREEN — FOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH SENTIMENTALITY: CHEESE, CORN, SAP, SCHMALTZ. BLUE — THINGS TO CRACK: EGG, KNUCKLES, SMILE, WINDOW. PURPLE — ___ CHANGE: CHUMP, CLIMATE, LOOSE, SEA.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Friday, May 24, 2024. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

SEA
SMILE
EGG
CORN
CHEESE
CHUMP
PIPE
SAP
DRAIN
KNUCKLES
LOOSE
DUCT
SCHMALTZ
CLIMATE
SEWER
WINDOW

How hard is Connections #348?

Medium52/100
  • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.
  • Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.

Where to start: Look for the four words that combine with "Change" — locking that group down removes four red herrings from the rest of the grid.

Connections hints for Friday, May 24, 2024

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Friday, May 24, 2024

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Friday, May 24, 2024?

The NYT Connections answer for Friday, May 24, 2024 (puzzle #348) is: YELLOW — CONDUITS FOR WATER REMOVAL: DRAIN, DUCT, PIPE, SEWER. GREEN — FOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH SENTIMENTALITY: CHEESE, CORN, SAP, SCHMALTZ. BLUE — THINGS TO CRACK: EGG, KNUCKLES, SMILE, WINDOW. PURPLE — ___ CHANGE: CHUMP, CLIMATE, LOOSE, SEA.

What is the purple group in Connections #348?

The purple (hardest) group is "___ CHANGE": CHUMP, CLIMATE, LOOSE, SEA.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "CONDUITS FOR WATER REMOVAL" — DRAIN, DUCT, PIPE, SEWER. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Friday, May 24, 2024 is NYT Connections puzzle #348. 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.