Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game challenges players to categorize a pool of 16 words into four secret groups by figuring out their relationships. Each day, a new puzzle is presented with varying degrees of difficulty, allowing players to track their progress and compete with friends, similar to the popular game Wordle.
If you’re struggling to solve today’s Connections puzzle, refer to our tips and hints below. And if you need help, the answers are provided at the end.
How to Play Connections
In Connections, you are shown a grid of 16 words and your objective is to organize them into four sets by identifying connections between the words. The sets could represent various themes like names of movies, types of animals, or colors. You can shuffle the words in the grid to help visualize potential connections.
Each group is color-coded, with yellow being the easiest and purple the most challenging. Choose four words, submit your answer, and if correct, the theme connecting them will be revealed. You have a limited number of mistakes before the game ends.
Hints for Today’s Connections
We can help you solve today’s Connections puzzle by providing the four themes along with one word from each group below.
Today’s Themes
- LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY
- BITS OF WISDOM
- FEATURED IN “JURASSIC PARK”
- THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE
One-answer Reveals
- LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY – BUNDLE
- BITS OF WISDOM – KERNEL
- FEATURED IN “JURASSIC PARK” – AMBER
- THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE – AMETHYST
Today’s Connections Answers
If you’re still unable to solve the puzzle, don’t worry. Here are today’s Connections answers:
- LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY – BUNDLE, FORTUNE, MINT, PILE
- BITS OF WISDOM – KERNEL, NUGGET, PEARL, TIDBIT
- FEATURED IN “JURASSIC PARK” – AMBER, DINOSAUR, MOSQUITO, PALEONTOLOGIST
- THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE – AMETHYST, EGGPLANT, GRIMACE, LAVENDER
Connections puzzles change daily, so if you couldn’t solve today’s, be sure to try again tomorrow.
