Today’s Connections Hints & Answers For April 11, 2024 (Puzzle #304)

Thursday Connections is here and the word selection for today has a few mismatched choices that could throw you off the real category scents. The overall game shouldn’t be too difficult to solve for most as the choices cover a broad selection of topics.

One of the best ways to start a game of Connections is to use the shuffle button provided by the game. This mixes all the words up and stops the game from forcing fake connections by putting them next to each other. It’s easy to jump at the first thing and waste an attempt. Connections is a slow game, there is no timer and it should be completed with a thoughtful process.

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Today’s Connections Category Hints

April 11 #304

Connections April 11 The word Categories in a big box with a blurred background

Before we just jump into the answers for today’s puzzle, we wanted to provide the daily categories. If you’re having just a little bit of trouble, knowing one of these could put you right over the edge into Win-Town.

	HAIRCUTS WITH “CUT”
	MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
	WATER AND GAS CONDUITS
	FAST FOOD MASCOTS

Today’s Connections Answers

April 11 #304

Connections April 11 The word Answers in a big box with a blurred background

Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained

HAIRCUTS WITH “CUT”

BOWL	BUZZ	CREW	PIXIE

There was a tricky pirate-theme trying to sneak its way into today’s game with certain word combinations. CREW, COMPASS, and MERMAID all lost us an attempt as we tried to make that work. It wasn’t until we separated out PIXIE and BUZZ that we saw the yellow category for what it was. It wasn’t a fast score, but we were still successful in it.

Green Answers: Revealed & Explained

MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

COMPASS	RULER	SCALE	WATCH

Once CREW was removed it didn’t take long to see COMPASS matching nicely with SCALE. This led us right into our second win of the day, the green category. Our brains kept insisting that RULER should match with KING or COLONEL, but after another failed attempt we finally let that go.

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Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained

WATER AND GAS CONDUITS

CHANNEL	MAIN	LINE	PIPE

The blue category was our leftovers for the day. PIPE and CHANNEL make sense here as starters but it wasn’t something we had to worry about.

Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained

FAST FOOD MASCOTS

CLOWN	COLONEL	KING	MERMAID

Purple was our third score for the day and this was a fun one! CLOWN and KING ended up being the catalysts for this grouping, with COLONEL quickly following. I will admit that it took longer than it should have to solve the MERMAID one, but we got it in the end. As a purveyor of these fine fast food establishments I would now like to go over my personal favorite dish from each.

CLOWN: I would like to go on record and say that Jack from Jack in the Box is a clown, but I’m assuming Mcdonald’s is the intended pick for this one since Ronald loves attention. We don’t eat here often, but when we do it’s McNuggets all the way. Get yourself some of that hot mustard dipping sauce and you’ve got a party.
COLONEL: The Colonel has been the frontman of KFC since the beginning and anytime we go into one we order the Double Down. The nice worker tells us that it hasn’t been available for years now so we leave and promptly go to the, far superior, Popeye’s for a chicken sandwich.
KING: Ah the King, a mascot to rule all mascots. I don’t think I’ve been to a Burger King since they got rid of the BK Kid’s Club. The memories of Jaws, Boomer, Wheels, and of course, Kid Vid still linger in our brains to this day. Oh the adventures we would have with our monthly newsletter, catching up with these, I don’t know… crimefighters? I honestly have no recollection of what they did. Anyway, the Impossible Burger is pretty good.
MERMAID: I like my coffee like I like my rabid penguins, iced with cold foam on top.

Does anyone remember those weird Quiznos mascots that were around in the early 2000s? What were those guys, gerbils?

Other Games Like Connections

Before you run off and get yourself some tasty toasted subs at Quiznos, check out these other browser-based games.

Game Name	How To Play	Is It Free To Play?
Wordle (NYT)	Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues. Every Wordle answer can be found in our daily updated list.	Yes
Worldle	Name a country based only on its silhouette, and a few geographical hints.	Yes
The Password Game	Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find some helpful tips in our Password Game guide.	Yes
Absurdle	Try to solve a game of Wordle without any help. With each guess, the game reveals as little information as possible, even changing the word if need be.	Yes