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Connections
is the latest word game from the New York Times that has taken the public by storm. Similar to Wordle, Connections challenges players to find common threads between words. The game resets daily, with each new set of words becoming more challenging. To help you navigate through the puzzles, we’ve put together some hints and tips.
What is Connections?
The newest daily word game from the NYT has become a social media sensation. Created by associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu, Connections tasks players with grouping four words that share a commonality. Each puzzle contains 16 words split into four categories, such as book titles or country names. Players must correctly identify the connections to progress, with only four mistakes allowed before the game ends.
Players can manipulate the board by shuffling words around to make connections more visible. Additionally, each group is color-coded based on difficulty, ranging from yellow to purple. Just like Wordle, players can share their results on social media.
Here’s a hint for today’s Connections categories
If you want a clue about today’s categories without spoilers, here are some hints:
Yellow: Peak Gen X fashion
Green: Gymnastics terms
Blue: Brands of dried baked biscuits
Purple: Types of ladders
Here are today’s Connections categories
If you need a little extra help, today’s categories are:
Yellow: ’80s Fashion Trends
Green: Gymnastics Positions
Blue: Kinds of Crackers
Purple: ___ Ladder
Now, for the moment of truth. The solution to Connections #261 is…
– ’80s Fashion Trends: HEADBAND, MULLET, NEON, SPANDEX
– Gymnastics Positions: PIKE, SPLIT, STRADDLE, TUCK
– Kinds of Crackers: ANIMAL, GOLDFISH, OYSTER, RITZ
– __ Ladder: CORPORATE, ROPE, SALMON, WORD
If you didn’t crack the code this time, don’t worry. There will be more mind-bending puzzles tomorrow, along with more hints to guide you. And if this isn’t the Connections game you’re looking for, check out yesterday’s hints and answers.
