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 understanding how the words are related. The puzzle resets every night at midnight with varying levels of difficulty. Just like Wordle, players can track their winning streak and compare scores with friends.
If you’re struggling with today’s Connections puzzle, check out our tips and hints below. If you’re still stuck, the answers will be revealed at the end.
How to play Connections
In Connections, you’ll see a grid of 16 words, and your goal is to group these words into sets of four by finding the connections between them. These sets could revolve around concepts like video game titles, book series sequels, colors, or restaurant names.
While some words may seem to fit multiple themes, there is only one correct answer. Players can shuffle and rearrange the grid 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, and the connecting theme will be revealed. Incorrect guesses count as mistakes, with only four allowed before the game ends.
Hints for today’s Connections
We can help you by revealing the four themes for today’s Connections. For more assistance, here’s one word from each group:
Today’s themes
- DRAPED ACCESSORIES
- TOLERATE
- BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA
- STARTS OF CELL PHONE MAKERS
One-answer reveals
- DRAPED ACCESSORIES – SCARF
- TOLERATE – BEAR
- BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA – COO
- STARTS OF CELL PHONE MAKERS – APP
Today’s Connections answers
If you’re still stuck, don’t worry. Today’s puzzle is meant to be challenging. Here are the answers for today’s Connections:
- DRAPED ACCESSORIES – SCARF, SHAWL, STOLE, WRAP
- TOLERATE – BEAR, STAND, SWALLOW, TAKE
- BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA – COO, GOBBLE, HONK, HOOT
- STARTS OF CELL PHONE MAKERS – APP, GOO, MOROR, SAM
Connections grids vary daily, so if you couldn’t solve today’s puzzle, check back again tomorrow.
