Connections: Clues, Categories, and Solutions for Today’s Challenge

Connections has swiftly risen to become one of the most favored word games from The New York Times, standing alongside Wordle in attracting the interest of puzzle enthusiasts everywhere. The objective? Discover the shared link between sets of four words. Each day presents a new puzzle, and similar to Wordle, the game resets at midnight—often becoming more challenging as the week unfolds.

If you’re searching for today’s solution, scroll down to the end. However, if you wish for a little assistance in solving it on your own, keep reading for hints, tips, and a complete breakdown of today’s puzzle.

What Is Connections?

Connections is a daily word puzzle game from The New York Times that prompts players to arrange 16 words into four groups of four. The game was created with the assistance of associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu and is accessible on both desktop and mobile browsers.

Each puzzle showcases 16 apparently unrelated words. Your job is to pinpoint four groups of four words that share a common theme—like varieties of fruit, film titles, or tech jargon. While certain words may seem to belong in multiple groups, there’s only one correct answer.

Upon accurately identifying a group, those words will be eliminated from the board. However, be cautious—each wrong guess counts as a mistake, and you have only four incorrect attempts before the game concludes.

To assist you in recognizing patterns, you can shuffle the remaining words on the board. Each group is also color-coded according to difficulty: yellow (easiest), green, blue, and purple (most difficult). Once you’ve successfully completed the puzzle, you can share your outcomes on social media—just like Wordle.

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Hints for Today’s Connections Categories

Need a little guidance? Here are some subtle hints for today’s categories:

– Yellow: Commonly used in poker
– Green: Resemblance
– Blue: Typical location for a ring
– Purple: Methods to deliver a message

Still having trouble? Continue scrolling for the specific category names and today’s answers.

Today’s Connections Categories

Here are the confirmed categories for today’s puzzle:

– Yellow: Playing cards
– Green: Doppelganger
– Blue: Ear piercing locations
– Purple: ___ Mail

Today’s Connections Answers (#714)

And now, the moment you’ve been anticipating—the answers to today’s Connections puzzle:

– Playing cards: ACE, JACK, KING, QUEEN
– Doppelganger: CLONE, DOUBLE, RINGER, TWINS
– Ear piercing locations: CONCH, HELIX, LOBE, ROOK
– ___ Mail: CHAIN, ELECTRONIC, JUNK, SNAIL

Didn’t get it today? No need for concern—tomorrow offers a new set of words and another opportunity to refine your skills. We’ll return with more hints and solutions to assist you along the way.

Looking for additional puzzles? Try today’s Wordle or explore the NYT’s Strands game for even more mind-bending fun.

Missed yesterday’s Connections? You can find the answers here.

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