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How today’s NYT Connections answers and red herrings fit together.<\/span><\/p>\n getty<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Note<\/strong>: Make sure to complete today\u2019s <\/em>NYT Connections before reading further! We\u2019ll be getting into spoilers for today\u2019s game pretty quickly. If you need some help to complete the grid, you can find my <\/em>NYT Connections hints and answers<\/em> column for today right here:<\/em><\/p>\n Forbes<\/span>NYT Connections Hints Today: Wednesday, April 22 Clues And Answers (#1,046)<\/span>By Kris Holt<\/span><\/small><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Hey there, Connectors! Welcome to my deeper dive into today\u2019s Connections <\/em>answers. The idea behind this is to help clear things up for anyone who isn\u2019t sure how today\u2019s groups fit together.<\/p>\n If I\u2019ve missed any red herrings or misunderstood something, let me know via email or on Discord<\/a>. I don\u2019t typically look at X or check the comments here. <\/p>\n I\u2019m going to assume that you\u2019ve already beaten today\u2019s game. We\u2019re going straight into spoiler territory<\/strong> here. So, consider this your one and only warning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Here are today\u2019s NYT Connections<\/em> answers explained (and any red herrings I spot) for Wednesday, April 22:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfe8 pottery equipment (CLAY, GLAZE, KILN, WHEEL)<\/p>\n Yep, straightforward enough. These sure are all things one would use to make pottery!<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfe9 wallop (DECK, PUNCH, SLUG, SOCK)<\/p>\n These are all synonyms, though I would argue that DECK specifically means to knock someone to the ground with a blow.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfe6 words pronounced different ways as proper nouns (HERB, NICE, POLISH, READING)<\/p>\n In North America, HERB (as in basil, parsley etc) is pronounced with a silent \u201ch.\u201d When referring to a person by that name, the \u201ch\u201d is pronounced. It\u2019s the same pronunciation for both in British English:<\/p>\n NICE (as in a lovely person) is pronounced as \u201cn-eye-sss.\u201d For the French city, it\u2019s more like the word \u201cniece.\u201d<\/p>\n I\u2019m not gonna try to phonetically spell out the pronunciations of POLISH (to polish furniture vs. people from Poland). It\u2019s quite nuanced! There was a scene about it in The Big Bang Theory, <\/em>so here you go:<\/p>\n If you are absorbing words from a book using your eyes, you are \u201cree-ding.\u201d If you are going to the music festival in England, you\u2019ll be attending \u201cRed-ding.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfea pick-up _____ (ARTIST, GAME, STICKS, TRUCK)<\/p>\n A pick-up ARTIST is typically someone who uses psychological manipulation and tricks to seduce women, typically in pursuit of casual sex. <\/p>\n A pick-up GAME is a sports game that isn\u2019t officially organized. For instance, players who are working out or practicing on a basketball court might spontaneously challenge others to a pick-up game.<\/p>\n PICK-UP STICKS is a game that involves dropping a pile of sticks onto a surface. The aim is to pick up certain sticks without disturbing the rest of them. Whoever collects the most sticks or earns the most points (the sticks are often color-coded) wins.<\/p>\n A pick-up TRUCK is a small or medium truck with an open-air cargo bed that\u2019s enclosed (i.e. has walls) on all four sides.<\/p>\n Connections often has some red herrings. Let’s take a look at today’s (assuming I spotted any).<\/span><\/p>\n SSPL via Getty Images<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n I didn\u2019t see a red herring this time. Let me know if you did!<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to chat about today\u2019s game of Connections <\/em>and just about anything else with me and a very lovely group of people, you can do just that in our Discord community<\/a>. We\u2019d love for you to hang out with us. <\/p>\n I\u2019ll be back with another set of NYT Connections<\/em> hints and answers tomorrow, as well as another edition of this one, all going well. You\u2019ll be able to find both of those on my Forbes <\/em>author page<\/a> when the time comes (following me there helps me out too!). As for the weekend editions of my NYT Connections<\/em> hints and answers column, I\u2019m currently doing that via my newsletter, Pastimes<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nToday\u2019s NYT Connections Answers Explained<\/h2>\n
Connections \u2013 Yellow Group<\/h3>\n
Connections \u2013 Green Group<\/h3>\n
Connections \u2013 Blue Group<\/h3>\n
Connections \u2013 Purple Group<\/h3>\n
Connections \u2013 Red Herrings <\/h2>\n