With the end of the working day comes a time that we may need some help solving Connections. Newsweek provides tips to solve the puzzle game mentored by Wyna Liu. Winning requires patience and avoiding rushing to answer. The game involves grouping 16 words into four categories based on common characteristics, ranging from yellow to purple in difficulty. Players must select four words and submit them, with correct choices appearing in color and incorrect choices remaining gray on the board. A shuffle button can be used when stuck on a category.
For example, one recent game linked words like “braid,” “bun,” “pony,” and “twist” under the category “Ways to wear your hair up,” identified as a blue category. Players are given clues to help with categories like varieties of food treated in brine or words following the phrase “cut the.” The game encourages logical thinking and problem-solving skills through word association and categorization. Tips are provided to help players guess categories like “Words that mean ‘lark'” or “Words that describe things that could be X-rated.”
The game includes categories such as ESCAPADE for words like Antic, Caper, Exploit, and Stunt, KINDS OF PICKLES for words like Dill, Kosher, Sour, and Sweet, RISQUÉ for words like Blue, Adult, Spicy, and Suggestive, and CUT THE _____ for words like Cheese, Cord, Deck, and Mustard. Players are encouraged to guess the answers and check if they got it right, with new opportunities to play every day. Newsweek will provide hints and tips for each new game, with a new round of connections releasing at midnight in the player’s local time zone.
The New York Times introduced Connections last year, offering a fun and challenging game for readers to enjoy. Players can test their problem-solving skills and vocabulary knowledge by trying to identify words and categories based on common characteristics. The game provides a creative and engaging way to stimulate the brain and improve critical thinking abilities. Players can also explore other popular games like Wordle, which Newsweek also provides daily hints for, enhancing the gaming experience and offering a variety of challenges for players of all skill levels.
