Connections is a word group matching game from the New York Times, with a daily puzzle which is free to play.
It shares similarities with the BBC’s long-running Only Connect connecting wall round.
Connections Rules
- Find groups of four items that share something in common.
- Select four items and tap ‘Submit‘ to check if your guess is correct.
- Find the groups without making 4 mistakes!
- Each group is assigned a color, which will be revealed as you solve:
- Yellow: Straightforward
- Green
- Blue
- Purple: Tricky
Connections Strategy
- Example categories:
- FISH: Bass, Flounder, Salmon, Trout
- FIRE ___: Ant, Drill, Island, Opal
- Categories will always be more specific than “5-LETTER-WORDS,” “NAMES” or “VERBS.”
- Each puzzle has exactly one solution. Watch out for words that seem to belong to multiple categories!
- As this is hosted by a North American company, a lot of words and categories may be more culturally relevant to a US audience, and hence seem more difficult to players from other countries.
- There is no time limit (other than the day itself) to complete the puzzle.