How to Play Connections

Connections is a daily game about finding common threads between words. Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes.

The game is available on the New York Times website or with the NYT Games app on iOS or Android. In Connections, players are shown a grid containing 16 words and must organize them into four sets of four by identifying the connections that link them.

Each group is color-coded, with the yellow group being the easiest to figure out, followed by the green, blue, and purple groups. Players can shuffle the grid of words and rearrange them to help better see the potential connections.

Pick four words and hit Submit. If correct, the four words will be removed from the grid and the theme connecting them will be revealed. Guess incorrectly and it'll count as a mistake. Players only have four mistakes available until the game ends.

Hints and Answers

Hints are available for today's Connection, including the four themes and one word from each group. The themes include BE AT LEISURE, FORMATS OF GOLD, CYLINDER OF MATERIAL, SEEN IN “THE FLINTSTONES”.

The answers for today's Connections are also available, including BE AT LEISURE – CHILL, LOAF, LOUNGE, REST, FORMATS OF GOLD – BARN, COIN, LEAF, NUGGET, CYLINDER OF MATERIAL – BOLT, REEL, ROLL, SCROLL, SEEN IN “THE FLINTSTONES” – BONE, CLUB, DINOSAUR, RUBBLE.