Understanding Connections: A Fun Puzzle Game
Connections is a popular puzzle game featured by the New York Times. in this game, players must sort 16 words into four hidden groups based on their relationships. Each day at midnight,a new puzzle appears with varying levels of challenge. Similar to other games like wordle, you can track your wins and compare scores with friends.
The Challenge of Connections
Some puzzles are more difficult than others, much like other favorites from NYT Games such as the Mini Crossword and strands.If you're struggling with today's puzzle, our guide offers helpful tips and strategies to improve your gameplay. We also provide hints for today’s Connections puzzle below. If you still need help after that, we’ll share the answers at the end.
How to Play connections
You can enjoy Connections on the New york Times website or through their app available for iOS and Android devices.
In this game, you'll see a grid filled with 16 words. Your goal is to group these words into four sets of four by identifying how they connect. These groups might include themes like video game titles, book series names, shades of colors, or restaurant chains.
While some words may seem suitable for multiple categories, onyl one correct grouping exists for each set. You can shuffle the word grid if needed to help spot connections more easily.
Each group has a color code indicating its difficulty level: yellow is easiest; green follows; then blue; and finally purple.To make a guess, select four words and click Submit. If you're right, those words will disappear from the grid along with their theme revealed. Though, if you guess incorrectly it counts as one mistake against your total of four allowed mistakes before losing the game.
Hints for Today’s Puzzle
If you're looking for clues about today's Connection themes or need extra help solving it altogether:
Today's Themes
- SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
- DO WRONG
- N.B.A PLAYER
- STARTS OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES
One-word Clues
- SHORT PERIOD OF TIME – BIT
- DO WRONG – ERR
- N.B.A PLAYER – BUCK
- STARTS OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES – BOTS
Answers for Today’s Puzzle
Still having trouble? That’s perfectly fine! this puzzle can be quiet challenging at times! Here are today’s answers:
Correct Groupings:
- SHORT PERIOD OF TIME: BIT | FLASH | JIFF | SEC
- DO WRONG: ERR | FALL | SIN | STRAY
- N.B.A PLAYER: BUCK | NET | SPUR | SUN
- STARTS OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES: BOTS | CAME | KEN | YAN
The grids in Connections change daily offering fresh challenges each time you play! If today was tough don’t worry—come back tomorrow!
Frequently Asked Questions About NYT Connections
When Does the Puzzle Change?
The daily puzzle resets every night at midnight local time.
Who Creates NYT Connections?
Wyna Liu edits this game daily after joining The New York Times in 2020 specifically to work on puzzles like this one.
Liu shared her excitement about creating these boards in an article earlier this year explaining her journey into editing different types of puzzles beyond crosswords.
On its first anniversary earlier this year she even celebrated by sharing her favorite puzzles via social media!
Connections offers an engaging way to challenge yourself while having fun sorting through word associations every day!
