Connections Answers

Sunday, April 19, 2026

CHEEKY

These words describe someone who is a little bold, disrespectful, or playfully impudent, often by saying something smart or mischievous. They are 'cheeky'.

Individual words:

•ARCH: Describes a smile or look that is sly, knowing, or playfully mischievous, often showing a secret amusement or slight superiority.

•FRESH: When someone is 'fresh,' they are impudent or disrespectful, especially in their speech, often toward someone older or in authority.

•SASSY: Describes someone who is lively, bold, and often a little disrespectful or impudent, but often in a fun, spirited way.

•WISE: In this context, 'wise' means thinking you are clever and making smart, often sarcastic or disrespectful, remarks ('a wise guy').

DRESS MEASUREMENTS

These are common measurements taken on a person's body to find the correct size for clothes, especially dresses or skirts.

Individual words:

•BUST: Measurement around a woman's chest, often used to size bras or the top part of a dress. It helps ensure the top fits well.

•HIPS: Measurement around the widest part of your hips and bottom. This helps make sure pants, skirts, or the bottom of a dress fit comfortably.

•LENGTH: This is how long a piece of clothing is, from top to bottom. For a dress, it means how far down it goes on your body.

•WAIST: The measurement around the narrowest part of your body, usually above your belly button. It's key for fitting skirts, pants, and the middle of dresses.

CARDS IN TEXAS HOLD 'EM

These words are all specific terms for cards or stages of dealing cards in the popular American poker game, Texas Hold 'em.

Individual words:

•FLOP: In Texas Hold 'em, this is when the first three community cards are dealt face-up on the table. All players can use these cards.

•HOLE: These are the two private cards each player receives at the very beginning of a Texas Hold 'em hand. You keep them hidden from others.

•RIVER: This is the fifth and final community card dealt face-up in Texas Hold 'em. It's the last card added to the table for all to use.

•TURN: In Texas Hold 'em, this is the fourth community card dealt face-up on the table. It comes after the 'flop' and before the 'river'.

LAST WORDS OF CANDY BRANDS IN THE SINGULAR

These words are the singular last part of popular American candy brand names: Bottle Caps, Milk Duds, Sour Patch Kids, and Junior Mints.

Individual words:

•CAP: A "cap" is a lid for a bottle. "Bottle Caps" is an American candy that looks and tastes like popular soda flavors.

•DUD: A "dud" means something that fails or doesn't work. "Milk Duds" is a famous chewy caramel candy, often covered in chocolate.

•KID: A "kid" is an informal word for a child. "Sour Patch Kids" are popular candies known for being very sour, then sweet.

•MINT: "Mint" is a herb with a cool, fresh taste. "Junior Mints" are classic American candies, small chocolates filled with peppermint.