Blue group — EVADE
Why is “SKIRT” in the Blue group?
to avoid or evade something by moving around it
Connections Hints for May 11, 2025 #699
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Tricky Words in Today's Connections
▼Definitions for the most unusual words in today's puzzle
Tricky Words in Today's Connections
▼Purple group — MOTHER ___
Why is “SUPERIOR” in the Purple group?
a title given to a mother superior in a convent
Word definitions
Tricky words in today's Connections (May 11, 2025)
Several words in today's puzzle have multiple meanings or obscure definitions that can throw you off. Here's what each one means in the context of this Connections grid.
- MAY I
- Definition: a phrase used to ask permission
- Why it's tricky: has multiple meanings, including a month and a phrase
- DUCK
- Definition: to lower or avoid something
- Why it's tricky: also refers to a type of bird
- POWER-UP
- Definition: a feature that gives a player an advantage
- Why it's tricky: can also refer to increasing energy or strength
- LEVEL
- Definition: a stage or rank in a video game
- Why it's tricky: also refers to a flat or even surface
Connections #699 explained
Why these words connect (May 11, 2025)
Understanding the logic behind each group helps you spot similar patterns in future puzzles. Here's the reasoning for every category in today's Connections.
Yellow group: MAKE HAPPY
These words are all related to bringing happiness or pleasure to someone, including delighting, pleasing, or tickling them.
Green group: EVADE
These words are all related to avoiding or evading something, including dodging, ducking, or skirting around it.
Blue group: COMMON VIDEO GAME FEATURES
These words are all common features found in video games, including bosses, levels, health, and power-ups.
Purple group: MOTHER ___
These words are all related to phrases that start with 'mother', including mother earth, mother goose, and mother superior.
Red herrings and trap words explained
These words were designed to mislead you. Understanding why they don't belong where you first think sharpens your game for tomorrow.
“DUCK”
Seems like it belongs to: MAKE HAPPY
Actually belongs to: EVADE
while 'duck' can be a verb that means to lower or avoid, it's also a word that can bring happiness, making it a tricky red herring
“MAY I”
Seems like it belongs to: MAKE HAPPY
Actually belongs to: MOTHER ___
the phrase 'may I' can be used to ask permission to do something that brings happiness, but it's actually part of a phrase 'mother may I'
Today's Tricky Traps — Red Herrings Explained
These words look like they belong in one group but actually fit somewhere else entirely.
Why “DUCK” didn't go with MAKE HAPPY
Seems like: MAKE HAPPY → Actually: EVADE
while 'duck' can be a verb that means to lower or avoid, it's also a word that can bring happiness, making it a tricky red herring
Why “MAY I” didn't go with MAKE HAPPY
Seems like: MAKE HAPPY → Actually: MOTHER ___
the phrase 'may I' can be used to ask permission to do something that brings happiness, but it's actually part of a phrase 'mother may I'