Connections Answers

Sunday, November 30, 2025

TOLERATE

All these verbs mean to accept, endure, or put up with something unpleasant, difficult, or undesirable.

Individual words:

•BEAR: To "bear" something means to endure it or put up with it, especially something difficult or painful. Example: "I can't bear the loud music."

•STAND: To "stand" something means to tolerate or accept it. Often used negatively: "I can't stand rude people" means you really dislike them.

•STOMACH: As a verb, to "stomach" something means to be able to accept or deal with something unpleasant, like a bad idea or rude behavior, without feeling sick.

•SWALLOW: To "swallow" something, when talking about feelings, means to accept it, even if you don't like it or find it hard to believe. Example: "He had to swallow his pride."

FLOP

These words are all American slang terms used to describe something that is a failure, a disappointment, or does not work out well.

Individual words:

•BUST: A failure or something that turns out to be bad, like a business idea that loses money. It didn't succeed as expected.

•LEMON: A product, especially a car, that has many problems and doesn't work well, often right after you buy it. It's faulty.

•MISS: A failure to hit a target, catch something, or succeed at an attempt. It means you didn't get it right or achieve your goal.

•TURKEY: A movie, play, or plan that is a complete failure and very bad. People might say it's a "turkey" if it's very unsuccessful.

FICTIONAL PIRATES

These are all names of famous pirates from books, movies, or anime, who are not real people.

Individual words:

•HOOK: Captain Hook is a famous pirate from the story 'Peter Pan.' He lost his hand to a crocodile and wears a hook instead.

•LUFFY: Monkey D. Luffy is the main character of 'One Piece,' a very popular Japanese anime and manga. He is a young pirate captain.

•SILVER: Long John Silver is a well-known pirate character from the book 'Treasure Island.' He has one leg and a parrot.

•SPARROW: Captain Jack Sparrow is a funny pirate from the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies. He is played by actor Johnny Depp.

ENDING IN COLOR HOMOPHONES

Each word ends with a sound that is a homophone for a color (e.g., 'blew' sounds like 'blue').

Individual words:

•CAMEROON: A country in Central Africa. The end of the word sounds like 'maroon', which is a dark red-brown color.

•COCKATIEL: A small, friendly pet bird, often yellow or gray. The end of the word sounds like 'teal', which is a blue-green color.

•UNREAD: Describes a message, book, or email you haven't looked at yet. The last part of the word sounds like 'red', a primary color.

•WHISTLEBLEW: Past tense of "whistle-blow." This means someone revealed secret bad actions within an organization. The end sounds like 'blue', a color.