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Connections: Your Essential Guide to the NYT’s Trending Word Game
Connections has rapidly gained popularity as one of The New York Times’ favorite word games, following the viral success of Wordle. The concept is straightforward yet captivating: identify the common link among groups of four words. However, don’t underestimate it — as the days progress, the challenges become more complex.
If you’re only looking for today’s answers, scroll down. But if you want to tackle it on your own, we’ve included useful tips and strategies to assist you.
What Is Connections?
Connections is a daily word puzzle developed by Wyna Liu, an associate puzzle editor at NYT. Accessible on both desktop and mobile devices, the game challenges players with a grid of 16 words. Your objective? Organize them into four groups of four, with every group sharing a common theme.
Think it’s simple? Not really. Though various words might appear related, there’s only one correct combination. Each wrong guess is counted as a mistake, and you have just four attempts before the round concludes.
To aid your progress, you can shuffle the words to view them in a different arrangement. Additionally, each group is color-coded by difficulty:
– Yellow: Easiest
– Green: Medium
– Blue: Hard
– Purple: Most challenging
Just like Wordle, you can share your results with friends through social media.
Need a Hint?
Looking for a clue to steer you in the right direction without revealing everything? Here are some category hints for today’s puzzle:
– Yellow: How to characterize a perfectly cooked steak
– Green: Playing a musical instrument
– Blue: An ingredient in a popular Taiwanese drink
– Purple: Related to our solar system
Today’s Categories Uncovered
Stuck on a word? Here are the actual categories for today’s puzzle:
– Yellow: Characteristics of overcooked meat
– Green: Jamming on an electric guitar
– Blue: Components of bubble tea
– Purple: Planets/Dwarf planet with the first letter altered
Spoiler Alert: Today’s Connections Answers
Ready for the answers? Here are the correct groupings for today’s Connections puzzle (#6913):
– Characteristics of overcooked meat: CHEWY, DRY, STRINGY, TOUGH
– Jamming on an electric guitar: JAM, NOODLE, SHRED, SOLO
– Components of bubble tea: BOBA, MILK, SUGAR, TEA
– Planets/Dwarf planet with the first letter altered: BLUTO, CARS, DARTH, GENUS
Did you miss it this time? No problem — there’s a fresh puzzle every day, and we’ll return with more hints and solutions to assist you.
Looking for More Games?
If puzzles have you captivated, explore Mashable’s game hub featuring Mahjong, Sudoku, crosswords, and more. And for fans of NYT’s Strands or The Mini Crossword, we provide daily hints and solutions for those as well.
Missed yesterday’s Connections? You can find the May 3 puzzle answers here.
Enjoy your puzzling!