Connections is the newest word game from the New York Times that has caught the attention of the public. The game revolves around finding the “common threads between words.” Similar to Wordle, Connections resets daily after midnight, with each new set of words becoming more challenging. To help you overcome the obstacles, we have some hints and tips to offer.
What is Connections?
The latest daily word game from the NYT has become a sensation on social media. Associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu is credited with assisting in creating this new word game and introducing it to the Games section of the publication. Connections can be played on web browsers and mobile devices, requiring players to group four words that share a common characteristic.
Here’s a hint for today’s Connections categories
For those who want clues about the categories without having them revealed, here are some hints:
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Yellow: Types of bread
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Green: Ways to say mouth
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Blue: Staying on beat
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Purple: Doing rounds of different things
Here are today’s Connections categories
If you need a little extra assistance, today’s categories are as follows:
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Yellow: Deli Bread Options
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Green: Slang for Mouth
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Blue: Keep Rhythm with Music
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Purple: Round of___
The solution to Connections #331 is as follows:
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Deli Bread Options: BUN, HERO, ROLL, WRAP
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Slang for Mouth: CHOPS, KISSER, TRAP, YAP
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Keep Rhythm with Music: BOB, CLAP, SNAP, TAP
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Round of___: APPLAUSE, DRINKS, FUNDING, GOLF
If you didn’t guess correctly this time, don’t worry. There will be new Connections challenges to test your brainpower tomorrow, and we’ll be here with more helpful hints. And if this isn’t the Connections game you were seeking, you can find hints and answers to yesterday’s game as well.


