If it feels like things are getting out of control in today’s puzzle, you may get a good lead from these tips and tricks. There are some tricky parts to this puzzle, and the last two categories are potentially hard to separate out. It depends on how you think and what you might pull out of the clues in the puzzle, but it was a bit hard for me due to some of the associations I made when I first looked at the puzzle. Keep reading to get all the hints you need to decipher the puzzle.
If you like, you will also like the NYT’s puzzle. There are a lot of different 5-letter words out there, but the good news is that every day the list gets one shorter, narrowing down the amount of words you have to go through to guess the next word. This makes it a little easier every day, in addition to the practice you get by completing it. You also get more guesses than you do with, which is a big plus.
Today’s puzzle is hard because of the fact that most categories are not definition-based, and the words can feel very disconnected. There are a lot of different possibilities and the associations I thought of ended up having nothing to do with the puzzle itself, except for one. That can make it challenging to solve the puzzle, so if you are anything like me, here are hints that might help you out:
The Letter Boxed game for the New York Times mobile app asks you to connect letters to form words while using various strategies to win quickly.
If you still need a bit of help, the category names will likely give this puzzle away. However, if you find yourself struggling to get the last word of the category right, the spoilers are further down below.
BE IN CHARGE OF
THINGS MADE OF RUBBER
ASSOCIATED WITH THE GENIE IN «ALADDIN»
RED ___
BE IN CHARGE OF
DIRECT
HEAD
LEAD
RUN
This category was fairly easy and I got it pretty fast. It is the one category that is connected by definition, and it made it stand out from the rest of them. It was a nice start, and the main word that tipped it off
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