Connections is a new puzzle game from the New York Times where you need to categorize 16 words into four hidden groups based on their relationships. The puzzle resets daily at midnight, offering a fresh challenge each day with varying difficulty. Similar to Wordle, you can track your winning streak and compare scores with friends.
How to Play NYT Connections
In Connections, you’ll see a grid with 16 words. Your goal is to sort these words into four distinct sets of four by figuring out how they relate to each other. The categories could be anything from names of video games to shades of color or types of greeting cards.
Here’s a quick guide:
- Shuffling and Rearranging: You can rearrange the grid to help spot connections between words.
- Color-coded Groups: The groups are color-coded for difficulty. Yellow is the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple.
- Submitting Groups: Select four words and hit Submit. If correct, those words will be removed, and the group’s theme will be revealed. Incorrect guesses count as mistakes, and you have a maximum of four mistakes before the game ends.
Hints for Today’s Connections
If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle, here are the themes and a word from each group to guide you:
Today’s Themes:
- SURVIVE
- KINDS OF GREETING CARDS
- ARE WE CLEAR?
- WORDS AFTER “EYE”
One-Answer Reveals:
- SURVIVE – GET BY
- KINDS OF GREETING CARDS – BIRTHDAY
- ARE WE CLEAR? – CAPISCE
- WORDS AFTER “EYE” – CANDY
Today’s NYT Connections Answers:
If you’re still stuck, here are the full answers for today’s Connections puzzle:
- SURVIVE: GET BY, HACK IT, MAKE DO, MANAGE
- KINDS OF GREETING CARDS: BIRTHDAY, CONGRATULATIONS, GET WELL, THANK YOU
- ARE WE CLEAR?: CAPISCE, GET IT, SEE, UNDERSTAND
- WORDS AFTER “EYE”: CANDY, CONTACT, SHADOW, WITNESS
The puzzle grids change daily, so if today’s challenge was too tough, come back tomorrow for a new set of words and categories. Happy puzzling!
