Connections is a daily word game from The New York Times where players group 16 words into four sets based on shared connections, challenging linguistic and pattern recognition skills.
Features
Daily Word Puzzles
Provides new word puzzles every day at midnight, where users are tasked with discovering hidden connections between words.
Error Allowance
Players can make up to four mistakes before the game ends, providing a balanced challenge for different skill levels.
Sharing and Social Features
Enables users to share their game results easily with friends on social media or through group chats, encouraging social interaction.
Color-Coded Difficulty
Uses color codes (yellow for easiest, purple for hardest) to indicate the relative difficulty of sorting words into the correct groups.
Archive Access
Subscribers can access previous puzzles, allowing them to catch up on or revisit older challenges.
Daily Hints
Provides guided clues to assist in solving even the most difficult puzzles, offering hints that are timely and relevant to the day's challenge.
Puzzle Strategies
Offers techniques and approaches to enable users to solve puzzles more effectively, helping them discover hidden patterns and improve puzzle-solving skills.
Complete Answers
Gives access to full solutions for puzzles, ideal for when a user is stuck and needs comprehensive assistance.