Today’s Connections Hints & Answers For November 28, 2024 (Puzzle #536)

If you feel like you are trying to fake your way to victory in today’s Connections puzzle, you are not alone. Faking it ‘til you make it is a legitimate strategy in various situations, but it is a lot harder to do when you only get a limited number of options to fail. Once you have, there is no going back and you have lost your streak. Keeping that streak is a big part of making it, so choose to use these hints instead of faking it to get what you need most.

If you want to get something more out of your puzzling day, or something a little more relaxing, you should try out the NYT’s Tiles puzzle. There is a lot of variation from day-to-day, even if you are completing the same puzzle. It will require you to match layers and slowly clear the board. You do not have to clear each layer in order, you can go from back to front if you wish. The main goal is to connect each match you make to the next tile so that you can keep a continuous streak going.

Today’s Connections Category Hints

NOVEMBER 28 #536

If you need some hints to make today’s puzzle more manageable, there are plenty of different options to use. Today’s is a little bit themed for the holiday, but there is a catch to it. Figuring out that catch will be the most helpful part of finishing today’s puzzle successfully. To get those answers, you will want these specific clues, along with the full spoilers below:

• One category is about just how you express gratitude when something goes surprisingly well
• One category is about a certain type of person
• One category is about what you are going to do on Thanksgiving day
• One category is about a different day than this puzzle is coming out on

If you still need help figuring out the name, you will be able to do so by looking at the exact category names. If you need hints without spoilers, you will have to scroll back to the top.

Today’s Connections Answers

NOVEMBER 28 #536

Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained

This one is very much a Thanksgiving Day-themed category. There are a lot of different ways to give thanks, and many of those don’t actually happen on Thanksgiving. While fun, the holiday can sometimes be a hard time to exist, and sometimes a harder thing to be around family. That can make it very difficult to show RECOGNITION or give THANKS, despite that being the main part of the holiday. Take the CREDIT for making it this far, and try to enjoy the day regardless.

Green Answers: Revealed & Explained

You do not want to face fraud charges, so you will want to avoid being a FAKE at all costs. However, navigating concerns on the holidays could cause people to FAKE it or become a QUACK just for the day to keep their family happy. However, it is likely that your CON will be found out eventually, and you do not want your family to think of you as a CHEAT. In this case, perhaps it’s better not to fake it ’til you make it.

Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained

This one is also very Thanksgiving, and it feels like this puzzle is not set on being as difficult as it is themed. There have been similar puzzles with very difficult solutions that came out on a holiday, but this one feels a bit easier. GOBBLE is the word that can come out in any of these categories just for being a Thanksgiving Day word, but it does make the most sense here. DOWN is a bit of an odd one, as it is more often that it is paired with one of these words to make them make sense.

Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained

Tuesday is not today nor is it Thanksgiving, which makes it a bit hard to place this category. When you do, you will likely roll your eyes. This is the main major stumbling block in today’s puzzle, but luckily, it does not prevent you from winning the game, at least on most days. Give it a try and see how well your score stacks up against your friends and if you have boasting rights.

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