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The NYT Connections puzzle is a popular daily word game designed to expand vocabulary. Players must identify hidden connections between words and group them into sets of four. Developed and published by The New York Times as part of its gaming offerings, Connections initially launched on June 12, 2023, for PC during its beta testing phase.
It has since become NYT’s second most-played game, trailing only Wordle. This article provides hints, strategies, and answers to today’s puzzle. Readers are encouraged to proceed carefully to avoid spoilers.
Connections challenges players to test their vocabulary and improve word knowledge by sorting 16 random words into unfamiliar categories. Wyna Liu, associate puzzle editor at The New York Times, created the game. The game offers varying difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, and Hard, making it an engaging way to learn and have fun. It has gained considerable popularity on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter), where players share their successes and strategies.
Today’s hints are:
Yellow: Nicknames for someone who talks incessantly.
Green: Styles of wine strengthened with added spirit.
Blue: Words that commonly come before “rock” in famous phrases.
Purple: Terms that begin with a quick-movement word.
Today’s categories:
Yellow: QUITE THE TALKER
Green: FORTIFIED WINES
Blue: _ _ _ ROCK
Purple: STARTING WITH WAYS TO MOVE QUICKLY
Today’s answers:
QUITE THE TALKER: BLABBERMOUTH, CHATTERBOX, PRATTLER, WINDBAG
FORTIFIED WINES: MARSALA, PORT, SHERRY, VERMOUTH
_ _ _ ROCK: CLASSIC, LITTLE, PLYMOUTH, THE
STARTING WITH WAYS TO MOVE QUICKLY: DARTMOUTH, DASHBOARD, FLYWHEEL, RUSHMORE
To play, players receive a grid of words and must identify the connections. Utilizing knowledge of synonyms, antonyms, and word families is crucial. The game offers hints to aid players. Features include tracking daily streaks, overall progress, and the ability to challenge friends. A new puzzle is released daily at midnight on the NYT website or app. The objective is to arrange the 16 words into four groups of four, based on their connections. These connections might involve clickable items, participants in a research study, or words preceded by a body part.
Players should be careful, as words can sometimes fit into multiple categories. Each group is color-coded, with yellow typically being the easiest, blue and green being intermediate, and purple usually the most challenging, often involving wordplay. Players submit their guesses and lose a life for incorrect answers. The game ends after four mistakes.
