Connections is the newest puzzle game from the New York Times, and it’s a fun challenge! In this game, your job is to sort through a group of 16 words and categorize them into four secret groups based on how they’re related to each other. Every night at midnight, a fresh puzzle pops up with varying levels of difficulty. Just like in Wordle, you can track your winning streak and even compete with your friends to see who scores higher.
How to Play NYT Connections
When you start a game of Connections, you’ll see a grid filled with 16 words. Your goal is to arrange these words into four groups of four by figuring out what connects them. The themes could be anything from video game titles and book series to different shades of red or names of chain restaurants.
Sometimes, you might find words that could fit into more than one category, but remember, there’s only one correct answer for each grouping. You can shuffle the grid around to help you spot the connections better.
Each group is color-coded for difficulty: yellow is the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Once you think you’ve identified four words that belong together, just hit “Submit.” If you’re right, those words will disappear from the grid, and you’ll learn the theme that links them. If you guess wrong, it counts as a mistake, and you only get four wrong guesses before the game ends.
Hints for Today’s NYT Connections
If you’re stuck on today’s puzzle, don’t worry! We can help by sharing the four themes you’re trying to identify. Plus, we’ll give you one word from each group to give you a little extra boost.
Today’s Themes:
- NOT SMOOTH, AS TERRAIN
- BIT OF LAND FOR GROWING
- MEMBER OF A CARTOON DUO
- ___ PARK
One-word clues:
- NOT SMOOTH, AS TERRAIN – BUMPY
- BIT OF LAND FOR GROWING – BED
- MEMBER OF A CARTOON DUO – CHIP
- ___ PARK – AMUSEMENT
Today’s NYT Connections Answers
Still not figuring it out? No problem! This puzzle can be tricky. If you just want the answers, here they are:
- NOT SMOOTH, AS TERRAIN – BUMPY, ROUGH, RUGGED, UNEVEN
- BIT OF LAND FOR GROWING – BED, PARCEL, PATCH, PLOT
- MEMBER OF A CARTOON DUO – CHIP, ROCKY, SCRATCHY, STITCH
- ___ PARK – AMUSEMENT, NATIONAL, PARALLEL, SOUTH
Each day brings a brand new Connections grid, so if today’s puzzle stumped you, make sure to check back tomorrow for another round!