Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections.
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Hey, everyone! To mark the first anniversary of Connections (which was yesterday, to be precise), The New York Times sent me a few stats about the game.
The ten cities that have completed the most puzzles since the game’s debut are:
- New York
- Chicago
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Brooklyn
- Seattle
- Los Angeles
- Toronto
- Philadelphia
- Minneapolis
It’s a little odd that New York and Brooklyn are listed separately (as opposed to, say, Manhattan and Brooklyn). And who knew that Connections was such a big deal Down Under? Hello, Aussie pals!
Some 55.2 million people have had at least one perfect game. Meanwhile, the most common time to play Connections is 9AM. I can’t believe you’re not all waiting until just after midnight local time to play the next puzzle.
Anyway, those are some fun insights into the game we’ve all come to love so much.
Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers are coming right up.
How To Play Connections
In Connections, you’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like horror movie franchises, a type of verb or rappers.
There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them.
Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is typically the hardest one to deduce. The purple group often involves wordplay, so bear that in mind.
Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll still need to figure out which one to swap.
If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers.
What Are Today’s Connections Hints?
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are:
- SMASH
- THAT
- LIKE
- BUTTON
- FANCY
- CAT
- SHIRT
- SUCCESS
- EDITOR
- HAT
- HIT
- DIG
- APPRECIATE
- STICKER
- PASTE
- SENSATION
And the hints for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — revel in
- Green group — triumph
- Blue group — freebies from a candidate
- Purple group — linked by a mimic
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — enjoy
- Green group — blockbuster
- Blue group — campaign swag
- Purple group — words after “copy”
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are…
- Yellow group — enjoy (APPRECIATE, DIG, FANCY, LIKE)
- Green group — blockbuster (HIT, SENSATION, SMASH, SUCCESS)
- Blue group — campaign swag (BUTTON, HAT, SHIRT, STICKER)
- Purple group — words after “copy” (CAT, EDITOR, PASTE, THAT)
No perfect game today, but I’m up to 23 wins.
I wondered for a second if a YouTuber had put together this grid given the top row of SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON. Nevertheless, I was a little stumped at first. I went for a group of SMASH, HIT, PASTE and DIG as into strike something, but no luck.
After a few minutes, I figured out the greens then the yellows. I made a couple of random guesses and managed to get the blues by process of elimination. I probably should have figured out the purples, being that I’m a former copy editor and all.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for hints and the solution for Friday’s game if you need them.
P.S. We’re one day away from the opening game of Euro 2024 and my excitement levels are already through the roof. Here’s another Scottish anthem I’m listening to to get even more pumped for the match against Germany: