It's the middle of the week, so we don't blame you if you need help with today's Connections puzzle. After The New York Times launched the game on June 12, 2023, Connections became the news outlet's second-most-played game after Wordle. While the game is word-based like Wordle, it also challenges players to uncover threads connecting a series of words.
Instructions on how to play the game are below, followed by clues and the answers for today's puzzle. If you want to solve it all yourself, make sure you're careful while scrolling.
Understanding the Basics of the Game
The free-to-play brainteaser tasks players with grouping 16 words into four categories based on association. For example, Tuesday's game linked the words "channel," "menu," "power," and "volume," which all came under the category "remote control buttons."
Players need to discern the common theme for each category: yellow, green, blue, and purple. Yellow is the easiest category, followed by green, blue, and purple. However, the puzzles are rarely straightforward, using homophones and wordplay, among other techniques, to keep things interesting.
Strategies for Success in Connections
To excel in Connections, players should keep in mind some essential strategies. First, it’s crucial to approach each puzzle with a clear mindset. Analyzing the words carefully can help identify potential categories. Players often find that the themes can range widely, from types of plants to movie franchises.
Moreover, it's essential to be cautious of red herrings that may be thrown into the mix. Sometimes, words belong to more than one category, but only one arrangement is correct. Each incorrect guess counts toward the mistake tally, allowing for up to four errors before the game ends.
Helpful Tips from the Editor
Wyna Liu, the game's editor, previously shared some handy hints on how to make sure you're playing Connections to the best of your abilities. "My best piece of advice is to wait as long as you can before guessing," she said. Players may see the board and have completely identified the category, seeing five words that could belong in that category.
She cautions against trying to guess the four words in a category too quickly. "By trying your hand at finding another category first, it is likely to remove the words that could belong to more than one group," she explains, which ultimately reduces the chance of making an error as your guesses may go by quickly.
Connections #374 Clues for Wednesday, June 19
Newsweek has some hints to help you figure out today's Connections categories.
- Yellow: Words that can be used when one is in favor of something.
- Green: Evokes the beginning of a romantic relationship.
- Blue: Used to describe when you have a lot of something.
- Purple: Words associated with fortune tellers.
Connections #374 Answers for Wednesday, June 19
Yellow category: POSITIONS IN FAVOUR
- Yellow words: Aye, For, Pro, Yea
Green: GO OUT WITH
- Green words: Court, Date, See, Woo
Blue: MULTITUDE
- Blue words: Drove, Host, Pack, Sea
Purple: THINGS READ IN DIVINATION
- Purple words: Aura, Palm, Tarot, Tea
Did you guess the answers correctly? If so, congratulations! If not, there will be another opportunity to crack the puzzle tomorrow.
Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone. Newsweek will be back with another round of hints and tips for each new game.
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