Connections Answers

Sunday, October 19, 2025

TOPPLE

These words all describe different ways someone or something can fall down or lose balance, often unexpectedly.

Individual words:

•FALL: To accidentally drop down to the ground. You might fall on ice or fall from a chair. It's a very common word for losing balance.

•SPILL: Usually means liquid pouring out by accident. For people, 'take a spill' means to fall, often clumsily. Example: 'He took a spill on his bike.'

•TUMBLE: To fall quickly and without control, often by rolling over. A child might tumble down stairs, or clothes tumble in a dryer.

•WIPEOUT: A bad fall, especially in sports like surfing or skateboarding. It means to fall completely or fail badly. 'He had a wipeout on his bike.'

PARTS OF A BOOK

These words all refer to different physical parts that make up a book.

Individual words:

•COVER: This is the outside front and back of a book. It usually shows the title and author, and it protects the pages inside.

•JACKET: This is a removable paper cover, also called a 'dust jacket,' that wraps around a hardcover book. It often has extra artwork or information.

•LEAVES: In this context, 'leaves' means the individual pages inside a book. Just like leaves on a tree, they are separate but together make up the whole.

•SPINE: This is the narrow side of a book where all the pages are bound together. It faces outwards when books are standing on a shelf.

LOSE IT, WITH "OUT"

These words all combine with 'out' (e.g., 'flip out') to form phrases that mean to lose emotional control, get very upset, or act irrationally.

Individual words:

•BUG: To 'bug out' often describes eyes bulging from extreme fear or surprise, showing a loss of composure. It can also mean leaving quickly due to panic.

•FLIP: To 'flip out' means to suddenly lose emotional control, often becoming very angry, upset, or excited in an uncontrolled way.

•FREAK: To 'freak out' means to become very anxious, scared, upset, or angry. It describes a sudden loss of emotional control.

•WIG: To 'wig out' is slang meaning to lose emotional control, often due to stress or excitement, behaving in a wild or irrational way.

CHOCOLATE BARS PLUS A LETTER

Each word is a common American chocolate bar name with one extra letter added to the end.

Individual words:

•CRUNCHY: This word describes food that makes a loud sound when you bite it, like a 'Crunch' bar. (CRUNCH + Y)

•DOVER: This is a city name, often found in the US (like Dover, Delaware) or England (White Cliffs of Dover). (DOVE + R)

•MARSH: A 'marsh' is a wetland area with soft, wet land and grasses. (MARS + H)

•SKORT: A 'skort' is a piece of clothing that looks like a skirt but has shorts underneath, often for active wear. (SKOR + T)