Connections Answers

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

These words all refer to different ways of making a serious or earnest request. An 'entreaty' is a humble and urgent request for something.

Individual words:

•APPEAL: To ask someone strongly for help, a decision, or a favor, often in a formal or serious way.

•BID: To ask or command someone to do something. For example, 'I bid you welcome' means 'I ask you to be welcome.'

•CALL: To ask someone to come, or to ask for help or attention, often by speaking loudly.

•REQUEST: To politely ask for something from someone. It is a common and standard way to ask for things.

These words are all actions (verbs) you do when you clean clothes on 'laundry day' in the US.

Individual words:

•DRY: To make wet clothes not wet anymore. You might use a machine called a dryer or hang them outside to let the air dry them.

•FOLD: To bend clothes neatly after they are dry. This makes them small and easy to put away in drawers or closets.

•SORT: To put clothes into different groups before washing. For example, you might put white clothes together and dark clothes together.

•WASH: To clean dirty clothes with water and soap, usually in a washing machine. This is the main step to make your clothes fresh.

These words are all things that are sold or kept together in a small 'book' or booklet, not a book you read. For example, a book of stamps.

Individual words:

•CHECK: A check is a paper you write to pay money from your bank. A 'checkbook' is a small book filled with many checks for payments.

•COUPON: A coupon gives you a discount when you buy something. Many coupons are often collected together in a 'coupon book' for shopping.

•MATCH: A match is a small stick used to start a fire. They often come in a small paper package called a 'matchbook' for convenience.

•STAMP: A stamp is a small sticker you put on a letter to mail it. You can buy a collection of them in a 'book of stamps'.

These words all combine with 'SUN' to form common words or phrases.

Individual words:

•DIAL: A sundial is an old clock that uses the sun's shadow to show the time of day. You often see them in gardens or parks.

•FLOWER: A sunflower is a very tall, bright yellow flower. It is famous for turning its head to face the sun as it moves across the sky.

•SCREEN: Sunscreen is a cream you put on your skin to protect it from the sun's harmful rays. People use it to avoid sunburn and skin damage.

•TAN: A tan is when your skin becomes darker after spending time in the sun. Some people try to get a 'suntan' on purpose.