The New York Times' Connections: A Fun Puzzle Game For Everyone!

The New York Times has another hit puzzle on its hands following the June 2023 launch of Connections. This interactive game has quickly become the news outlet's second most-played game after the hugely popular Wordle. While Wordle, created by Josh Wardle, requires players to find one word a day, Connections challenges players to find common threads between a series of words. Players must group them and name the categories.

Like Wordle, the new game can be played online on web browsers and mobile devices. If you're not yet familiar with the game, Newsweek has provided some instructions below to get you started. This game is perfect for anyone who loves a good challenge and enjoys word puzzles. It is a great way to exercise your brain while having fun!

Each puzzle consists of 16 words, with each group of words separated into four categories. The uniting themes come from a broad range of categories. If all four words are correctly placed into each set, those words will be removed from the board. Each incorrect guess counts toward the mistake tally, and players can make up to four mistakes before the game ends.

How To Play Connections

To make the process of guessing the connections easier, players can shuffle and rearrange the board. The board also has a color-coding system representing levels of difficulty. Yellow represents the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. A group’s color will only be revealed once the words in a group have been correctly connected.

For added challenge, sometimes a word can belong to more than one category—but there is only one correct answer. Connections editor Wyna Liu has advised that if you notice that there are five or more words that belong to one category, try pivoting to a different category before making your first guess.

“Doing so might take one of those extra cards out of contention, or at least remove a few cards from the board, making other categories easier to see,” Liu said. The answers for today’s Connections puzzle will be revealed at the end of this article, so please scroll down with caution if you want to work them out for yourself.

Connections #320 Clues for Friday, April 26

Newsweek has some hints to help you figure out today’s Connections categories. Here are the clues:

• Yellow: These words could be associated with Old World sophistication.
• Green: For these words, think of vacationing in a warm destination.
• Blue: These words are associated with appealing to a person’s feelings.
• Purple: Each of these words is a combination of numbers and letters.

Connections #320 Answers for Friday, April 26

Did you guess the answers correctly? If so, congratulations! If not, there will be another opportunity to crack the puzzle tomorrow.

The Connections game is released at midnight in your local time zone. Newsweek will be back with another round of hints and tips for each new game.

With engaging gameplay and challenging puzzles, Connections is sure to keep you entertained and thinking. Give it a try and see if you can become a master at categorizing words!