Today's Connections Hints & Answers For August 2, 2024 (Puzzle #417)

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Sometimes, really test your patience as you stare at the random group of words and wonder which ones go with which. Luckily, we have done a lot of the hard work for you, so you can stay relaxed and take advantage of our knowledge. We have several hints and tricks for you, as well as full spoilers below.

If you like, you should find the same sort of satisfaction from the NYT puzzle. This is one of the better puzzles to relax to, as you cannot fail unless you run out of time and can keep trying new lines to make the image. It also gives you its own nudges because when you get a line correct and a shape complete, it will color it in to show that it is correct.

The Spelling Bee puzzles created as a New York Times game build a streak of correct answers to get you more points, but they can be hard to keep.

For today's puzzle, we have hints about the categories you need to solve it. These can help you construct the different categories on your own first before glancing at the spoilers.

If you still need a few more hints, we have the category names as well, which might be all you need to finish the puzzle.

STRETCH, AS ONE'S PATIENCE

THINGS A DJ DOES

ADJECTIVES USED IN GRAMMAR

WHAT «GREEN» MIGHT MEAN

STRETCH, AS ONE'S PATIENCE

STRAIN

TAX

TEST

TRY

This is a testy category in that it is all about things that TEST your patience. TRY and STRAIN both felt like they belonged, while TAX was the late entry for me today. However, I still managed to guess this category first, as it felt fairly straightforward compared to the others. While the others were more complicated, this one was much more simplistic.

THINGS A DJ DOES

MIX

SAMPLE

SCRATCH

SPIN

Depending on your experience with DJs and how they work, this one might confuse you. SAMPLE stands out as not obviously fitting in from a general cultural idea of how DJs work. This can make it a little harder to form the category, and you will have to pay close attention to the next two categories to ensure you are not