Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for July 30, #1145

今天《纽约时报》的Connections谜题（7月30日，#1145）公布了各组答案，其中紫色组难度最高，要求玩家将“dot、mark、money、nose”联想到“on the ____”这个短语，准确含义是“精准”。这个游戏看似只是单词分类，实则考验联想能力和文化常识。比如蓝色组“cruise lines”对应嘉年华、名人、公主、维京四个邮轮品牌；黄色组“virtuous”则包含fair、good、just、right四个近义词。对于普通玩家来说，每天花几分钟破解这类谜题既能锻炼思维，又能积累词汇和冷知识。如果你经常卡关，可以留意CNET总结的史上最难谜题，比如“things that can run”包含candidate、faucet、mascara、nose——这类跨领域的分类陷阱正是Connections的魅力所在。今天这套答案帮你扫清障碍，下次遇到类似分组模式就能更快上手了。

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle might be tricky. The blue category was the easiest, I thought. Read on for hints and today’s Connections answers. Hints for today’s Connections groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. Yellow group hint: Honest and true. Green group hint: Involves sports equipment. Blue group hint: The Love Boat. Purple group hint: Right on. Answers for today’s Connections groups Yellow group: Virtuous. Green group: Activities with multiple balls. Blue group: Cruise lines. Purple group: On the ____, to mean “precise.” What are today’s Connections answers? The yellow words in today’s Connections The theme is virtuous. The four answers are fair, good, just and right. The green words in today’s Connections The theme is activities with multiple balls. The four answers are beer pong, bingo, juggling and pool. The blue words in today’s Connections The theme is cruise lines. The four answers are Carnival, Celebrity, Princess and Viking. The purple words in today’s Connections The theme is on the ____, to mean “precise.” The four answers are dot, mark, money and nose. Toughest Connections puzzles We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles. #5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball. #4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose. #3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame. #2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip. #1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose. Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line. See full bio The Latest from Gael Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 30, #675 Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 30 #879 Claude AI Recovering After Widespread Outage on Wednesday