Connections Helper

Thursday, October 15, 2026
TIP: Shuffle immediately! Adjacent words are often misdirects.

SMOKE

  • (noun) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
  • (noun) A cigarette.
  • (noun) Anything to smoke (e.g. cigarettes, marijuana, etc.)
can precede 'SCREEN'; associated with FIRE

BASKET

  • (noun) A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
  • (noun) A bed for a cat.
  • (noun) A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase...
can precede 'BALL'; fits ___ CASE

DRY

  • (symbol) ISO 639-3 language code for Darai.
  • (adjective) Free from or lacking moisture.
  • (adjective) Unable to produce a liquid, as water, oil, or milk.
can precede 'RUN'; opposite of WET

FOOT

  • (noun) A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a...
  • (noun) Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
  • (noun) Travel by walking.
measures length; can precede 'BALL'

VOLLEY

  • (noun) The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.
  • (noun) A burst or emission of many things at once.
  • (noun) The flight of a ball just before it bounces.
related to TENNIS; can precede 'BALL'

CANNON

  • (noun) A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or ...
  • (noun) Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube.
  • (noun) An autocannon.
related to ARTILLERY; can precede 'BALL'

RUN

  • (symbol) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kirundi.
  • (verb) To move swiftly. To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off eit...
  • (verb) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
can precede 'DRY'; associated with SPORTS

PICKLE

  • (noun) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
  • (noun) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.
  • (noun) A sweet, vinegary pickled chutney popular in Britain.
can precede 'BALL'; slang for a difficult situation

BASE

  • (noun) Something from which other things extend; a foundation. A supporting, lower or bottom component o...
  • (noun) A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
  • (noun) The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
can precede 'BALL'; part of a building

GOAL

  • (noun) A result that one is attempting to achieve.
  • (noun) To do with sports In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
  • (noun) In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
related to SPORTS; can precede 'POST'

FORGE

  • (noun) A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
  • (noun) A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
  • (noun) The act of beating or working iron or steel.
can precede 'WELD'; associated with METAL

FOUNDATION

  • (noun) The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
  • (noun) That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported;...
  • (noun) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or syst...
part of a building; can precede 'COVER'

CURE

  • (noun) A method, device or medication that restores good health.
  • (noun) An act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundnes...
  • (noun) A solution to a problem.
can precede 'ALL'; associated with HEALTH

RACINE

No dictionary definition found

name of a city; also a homophone for 'RACINE' (root)

BOTTOM

  • (noun) The lowest part of anything.
  • (noun) The lowest or last position in a rank.
  • (noun) A garment worn to cover the body below the torso.
can precede 'LINE'; opposite of TOP

TOUCHDOWN

  • (noun) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's ...
  • (noun) A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team's own in-goal to stop the play.
  • (noun) A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal).
related to FOOTBALL; can precede 'PASS'