Connections Hints & Answers: NYT Connections Solver

Stumped by today's Connection? We're here to guide you forward. Click to reveal each group, or uncover words one by one. Alternatively, click the words below to place them in the right category and color. Plus, meet Lady Puzzle, your trusty avatar ready to generate hints with a simple click. We understand - every streak matters!

Today's Puzzle Hints

Wyna Liu’s puzzle today employs some clever twists and turns. Here are a few thoughts to guide you:

🟨 Yellow Group: To change direction quickly.
🟩 Green Group: Common behaviors of felines.
🟦 Blue Group: Sections you scroll through online.
🟪 Purple Group: Expressions that wrap up with a dairy product.

About Connections

Connections is an NYT daily puzzle that challenges you to find themes between words.

How to Play

Every day you are given 16 words. You have to group them into sets of four sharing a common theme.

Categories: Each group is color-coded (Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple) from easy (Yellow) to tricky (Purple).

One Solution: Each puzzle has exactly one solution, designed to be tricky.

Curated Words: Editors use the Oxford Dictionary for words and categories.

Where to Play

Access Connections in the Games app, at nytimes.com/games/connections, or in the Play tab of the New York Times News app.

When to Play

Daily puzzles are released at midnight in your time zone.

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Special Features

Connections Companion: Join the community forum for puzzle support, hints, and difficulty scores.

Today's NYT Puzzle Guides by LadyPuzzle Pro

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• Strands Answers Today

Lady Puzzle Tips for Solving Connections

#1 Categorize and Group

Try to categorize words into groups based on common themes or associations. Eventually, use our solver to remove specific roadblocks.

#2 Patience is Key

Don't rush to make guesses. Take your time to think through each word and its potential connections. Sometimes stepping away from the puzzle and returning with a clear mind can help.

#3 Experiment with Associations

Explore various associations and meanings for each word. Consider synonyms, phrases, and wordplay to uncover hidden connections that may not be immediately obvious. Feeling stumped or only looking for confirmation? Use our solver once.

#4 Practice Regularly

Like any skill, solving Connections improves with practice. With time, you'll sharpen your pattern recognition, knowledge and deduction abilities.

#5 Utilize Visual Tools

Use screenshots or notes to organize and visualize word connections. Employ our tool for specific help or confirmation of a category.

#6 Shuffle Strategically

Use the shuffle function; this can help you approach the puzzle with a fresh perspective.

#7 Learn from Mistakes

Don't be discouraged by incorrect guesses. Use them as learning opportunities to refine your strategies and improve your deduction skills for future puzzles. Review all past Connections puzzles in our daily updated archive to understand different patterns and themes.