Connections #687

April 28, 2025

Find groups of four items!

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How to Play NYT Connections

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Read and Understand the Words

Look carefully at all 16 words and understand their potential multiple meanings. Consider how these words might group into categories, such as similar concepts, items of the same type, or parts of phrases.

Pay attention to ambiguous words that could belong to multiple categories, as they're often key to solving the puzzle. Don't be misled by seemingly obvious groupings, as the game often includes "decoy groups." A thorough understanding of the words will help you more easily complete the subsequent grouping.

Connections game grid showing words to be grouped
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Select & Submit Your Answer

Click on four words that you think belong together, then click "Submit" to check your answer. If correct, those words will be removed from the board and color-coded by category.

If your submission is incorrect, you'll lose one attempt. You have four attempts in total to solve the puzzle.

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Connections game showing partially solved groups
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Use AI Hint

Stuck on a difficult group? Our AI Hint feature can help you make progress without spoiling the entire puzzle.

The AI analyzes the remaining words and provides targeted hints for specific color groups, giving you just enough guidance to solve the puzzle on your own.

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Connections game AI hint feature showing personalized hints
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Difficulty Levels

Categories are color-coded by difficulty level. Yellow is the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple (the most challenging).

The difficulty increases as you progress through the colors. Purple connections often require the most creative thinking or specific knowledge.

Connections game showing all solved groups with different difficulty levels
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Game Tips

Getting stuck? Here are some helpful strategies to solve Connections puzzles more effectively:

Start with the most obvious groups first. Look for words that clearly go together, like fruits, colors, or items from a specific category.

If you're still stuck, try our AI Hint feature to get personalized hints without spoiling the entire puzzle.

Shuffle Button:

Click "Shuffle" to rearrange the words on the board, which might help you spot connections more easily.

Deselect All Button:

Use "Deselect All" to clear your current selection and start fresh.

Limited Mistakes:

You have 4 attempts to solve the puzzle. Each incorrect submission counts as one mistake.

Need AI Hints?

If you're stuck, use our AI Hint feature to get personalized hints for specific groups without spoiling the entire puzzle.

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Advanced Strategies

For challenging puzzles, try these advanced techniques:

Look for patterns beyond the obvious. Words might be connected by their first letters, their positions in a sequence, or parts of a larger phrase.

Consider cultural references, idioms, or specialized knowledge areas that might form a group.

Process of Elimination:

If you've identified some groups, use process of elimination to help find the remaining connections.

Take a Break:

Sometimes stepping away and returning with fresh eyes can help you spot connections you missed before.

Collaborate:

Puzzles are often more fun when solved together. Different people bring different perspectives and knowledge.

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Frequently asked questions

Connections is a daily word puzzle game. The objective is to categorize 16 seemingly unrelated words into 4 groups of 4 words that share something in common. This engaging game challenges players' vocabulary, associative thinking, and general knowledge as they work to uncover the hidden connections between the words.

The yellow group (Easy) includes the most intuitive and easily recognizable categories, such as fruits or colors. The green group (Medium) requires more thought but remains fairly straightforward. The blue group (Hard) involves more specific knowledge or less obvious connections. The purple group (Very Hard) is the most challenging and may include puns, metaphors, or more abstract relationships.

The game begins with 16 words displayed on the screen.Players need to identify and select 4 related words to form a group.Once a correct group is submitted, those words are removed and their common theme is revealed.Continue finding connections among the remaining words until all words are correctly grouped.

In Connections Puzzle, you have a limited number of chances to find all groups. Each game allows only 4 incorrect attempts in total. Every time you submit an incorrect combination of words, you consume one of these attempts. If you use all four attempts without solving all the word groups, the game ends. Remember that correct answers do not count against your attempt limit, so you can continue solving as long as you get the groupings right.

Connections Puzzle updates with a new puzzle every day, typically at midnight local time. However, on ConnectionsPro platform, you can access the complete archive of past games, allowing you to play any historical puzzle whenever you want without waiting for daily updates.

On the ConnectionsPro platform, there is an optional Connections Puzzle AI hint system that can help solve particularly difficult puzzles. If you get completely stuck, you also have the option to view the full answer.

Connections Puzzle is suitable for children approximately 10 years of age and older. The game offers excellent educational value by helping young players expand their vocabulary and improve critical thinking skills. It can serve as an engaging family activity, with parents providing guidance when needed. For younger players, it's recommended to focus on identifying the easier yellow groupings first before tackling the more challenging categories.