• Connections #1046

Connections #1046: Hints & Answers

Full solution and hints for the daily Connections puzzle.

Today’s 16 Words

LITERARY
FLANK
MOTHER
HISTORICAL
PULP
MY
WHAMMY
EDUCATED
SCIENCE
TOTORO
ASIAGO
NEIGHBOR
VERY
TOUCH
SKIRT
DEVOTE

Hints

  • The easiest set: a straightforward shared meaning links all four.
  • These words are all members of the same subtype/category.
  • Think niche knowledge, symbols, or domain-specific associations.
  • Expect wordplay: sounds, affixes, or phrase-level transformations.

Answers

Yellow BORDER
FLANK NEIGHBOR SKIRT TOUCH
Green KINDS OF FICTION
HISTORICAL LITERARY PULP SCIENCE
Blue WORDS IN A PLANETARY MNEMONIC
EDUCATED MOTHER MY VERY
Purple STARTING WITH FOUR-LETTER '80S BANDS
ASIAGO DEVOTE TOTORO WHAMMY