The New York Times Connections puzzle challenges players to group 16 words into four categories based on their connections. The game editor uses tricky words that can fit into multiple groups, making it a brain-teasing challenge. Wordle, on the other hand, is more of a vocabulary test. Today’s Connections puzzle includes hints for the yellow, green, blue, and purple groups, with themes like conformists, company ownership offers, US cities, and the meanings of a word rhyming with “digs.” The answers for today’s groups are followers, lemmings, puppets, and sheep for the yellow group; equity, options, shares, and stocks for the green group; Billings, Buffalo, Mobile, and Phoenix for the blue group; and apartment, insults, likes, and shovels for the purple group.
In addition to the Connections puzzle, players can also find tips for Strands, a new game from the Times that is still in beta. The game challenges players to think critically and creatively to form connections between words. Playing Connections is straightforward – players must mentally assign the words to related groups of four and then click on the four words they believe go together. The groups are color-coded, with the yellow group being the easiest and the purple group being the toughest. Winning the game proves to be difficult as players must carefully analyze the words and think about related terms to make successful groupings. Sometimes, connections can be as subtle as a shared starting letter or common theme.
Players of Wordle, another popular word puzzle game, can also find today’s answer and hints provided. While Wordle focuses more on testing vocabulary skills, Connections challenges players to explore connections and patterns between words. The challenge of creating meaningful groupings from seemingly disparate words adds an extra layer of complexity to the puzzle, keeping players engaged and attentive to details. With hints provided for each group in the Connections puzzle, players can utilize their critical thinking skills to decipher the connections and solve the challenge presented by the game editor. The varied themes of the groups, from conformists to company ownership offers to US cities, provide a diverse set of challenges for players to overcome.
