What is Connections?
Connections is the latest word game from The New York Times that has become a social media sensation. Created by associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu, this daily game challenges players to group four words that share a common connection. Players must carefully analyze the 16 words in each puzzle and categorize them based on similarities, such as book titles, software, or country names. With only one correct answer per set, players must strategize to avoid mistakes.
Players can manipulate the board by rearranging and shuffling words to aid in identifying connections. The difficulty of each group is indicated by color-coding, with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Similar to 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, consider the following hints:
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Yellow: Exotic Beasts
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Green: Go off
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Blue: Shoes
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Purple: Inflatables
Here are today’s Connections categories
For those who need a little extra help, today’s categories are:
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Yellow: Long-Haired Animals
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Green: Prattle On
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Blue: Kicks
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Purple: __Balloons
Get ready to exercise your brain and tackle the challenges of today’s Connections game with these categories!


