Test your vocabulary with the latest Connections puzzle from The New York Times! Get helpful hints and clues for Friday's puzzle, along with the answers, to see how you did. Learn how to play Connections and discover tips for success from NYT crossword editor Wyna Liu.
Happy Friday, puzzle lovers! It's nearly the weekend—grab a cup of coffee and relax with the newest Connections game. Connections is The New York Times' second-most popular game behind Wordle following its release to the public in June 2023. The puzzle tests users' vocabulary by having them group words together based on a shared thread. In 2024, Wyna Liu , the NYT crossword editor who helped develop Connections , shared her tips to beating the game with Newsweek and advised against 'rage solving.
' 'My best piece of advice is to wait as long as you can before guessing,' Liu said in June. 'You may see the board and have completely identified the category, seeing five words that could belong in that category.'If you are new to Connections, the rules of the game are simple. Players must separate 16 words into four categories based on common characteristics. These categories are color-coded in yellow, green, blue and purple, with yellow being the easiest category and purple the hardest. The green and blue categories are of medium difficulty. For example, in Thursday's puzzle, the blue category was 'Things with necks,' and the words associated with it were 'bottle,' 'giraffe,' 'guitar' and 'lamp.'Thursday's yellow category was 'Delicate,' and the words were 'faint,' 'light,' 'mild' and 'soft.'Luckily, the brainteaser isn't timed, so you are free to spend all day mulling over the answers if you'd like. However, players get only four attempts to guess—so be sure to make your selections carefully. Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, so be sure to check back with Newsweek daily for more helpful hints and answers. Looking to put your brain to the test in the meantime? Try one of these other challenging word games—like Wordscapes and Words With Friends.
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