NYT Connections is a daily word puzzle offered by The New York Times, designed to expand players’ vocabularies. The objective is to find the hidden relationships between words and group them into sets of four. Launched during beta testing on June 12, 2023, the game quickly gained traction and is now the second most played game on the NYT platform, succeeding Wordle. This article offers guidance and solutions for today’s puzzle.
The Connections puzzle requires players to categorize 16 words into four distinct groups. The game, created by Wyna Liu, offers varying difficulty levels to test and enhance vocabulary skills. It is a popular game that allows players to engage in wordplay and compete with each other on social media platforms.
Today’s puzzle provides hints for categories such as “POULTRY CUTS,” “HANDLE, AS A BILL,” “SPLENDID,” and “STARTS OF CULINARY NUTS.” The solutions are: BREAST, TENDER, THIGH, WING for POULTRY CUTS; FOOT, PAY, SETTLE, TAKE CARE OF for HANDLE, AS A BILL; BRILLIANT, CAPITAL, FINE, GRAND for SPLENDID; and CASH, HAZE, MAC, PECT for STARTS OF CULINARY NUTS.
To play, players must identify the connections between words, using strategies like recognizing synonyms, antonyms, and word families. Hints are available, and players can track their progress and compete against others. Each day at midnight, a new puzzle is released. The groups are color-coded, with yellow being the easiest, blue and green of medium difficulty, and purple the most challenging. Incorrect guesses reduce the player’s lives, and the game ends after four errors.