Cracking the NYT Connections Puzzle: A Fun Challenge

The New York Times offers a daily puzzle called Connections. It's a fun game that tests your knowledge of pop culture and more. Players can check their scores and track their progress online.

How It Works

The puzzle is divided into four groups, each with a different difficulty level:

• Yellow (Easiest)
• Green
• Blue
• Purple (Hardest)

Each group has a theme, and players need to figure out what connects the words in each group.

Examples

• Yellow Group: Words related to California stereotypes, like:
• "movie exec"
• "surfer"
• "tech bro"

• "Valley Girl"

• Green Group: About comedy styles, such as:
• "buddy"
• "cringe"
• "screwball"
• "stoner"

• Blue Group: Often focuses on music, like '70s rock bands.

• Purple Group: The trickiest, with themes like "black ____."
• Answers might be:
• "Forest"
• "Friday"
• "Panther"
• "Widow"

Hints and Challenges

Players can use hints to help them solve the puzzle. The hints give a little clue about the theme of each group. For example:

• Yellow Group Hint: "Golden state cliches"
• Purple Group Hint: "Not white"

Why Play?

Connections is a fun way to challenge your brain and learn new things. It's a great game to play every day, and you can even compete with friends to see who can get the highest score.