Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game challenges you to categorize a pool of 16 words into four secret groups by determining their relationships. The puzzle resets every night at midnight with varying levels of difficulty. Similar to Wordle, you can track your winning streak and compete with friends.
If you’re facing difficulty solving today’s Connections puzzle, check out our tips and hints below. If you still can’t solve it, we’ll reveal today’s answers at the end.
How to play Connections
In Connections, you will see a grid of 16 words, and your goal is to group them into four sets of four by identifying the connections between them. These connections could be themes such as video game titles, book series sequels, shades of red, chain restaurant names, and more.
While some words may seem to fit multiple themes, there is only one correct answer. You can shuffle and rearrange the words to help visualize the connections better.
Each group is color-coded, with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple.
Select four words and hit Submit. If correct, the words will be removed from the grid, and the connecting theme will be revealed. Incorrect guesses count as mistakes, and you only have four mistakes before the game ends.
Hints for today’s Connections
We can assist you in solving today’s Connection by providing the four themes. For further help, we’ll also reveal one word from each group below.
Today’s themes
- NEWSPAPER SECTIONS
- TREE FEATURES
- KINGS OF SALAD
- SEEN ON BACKS OF U.S. COINS
One-answer reveals
- NEWSPAPER SECTIONS – ARTS
- TREE FEATURES – BARK
- KINGS OF SALAD – CHEF
- SEEN ON BACKS OF U.S. COINS – EAGLE
Today’s Connections answers
If you’re still stuck, that’s okay. This puzzle is meant to be challenging. If you just want to see today’s Connections answer, check it out below:
- NEWSPAPER SECTIONS – ARTS, BUSINESS, COMICS, SPORTS
- TREE FEATURES – BARK, CROWN, RINGS, ROOTS
- KINGS OF SALAD – CHEF, GARDEN, GREEK, WEDGE
- SEEN ON BACKS OF U.S. COINS – EAGLE, MONTICELLO, SHIELD, TORCH
Connections grids are diverse and change daily. If you couldn’t solve today’s puzzle, be sure to try again tomorrow.
