**All You Need to Know About the NYT’s Newest Word Game, *Connections***
*Connections* is the latest word game from *The New York Times* that is rapidly becoming popular. Similar to *Wordle*, the game offers daily challenges and resets at midnight, with each new puzzle becoming more complex. If you’re finding it tough, we have hints and suggestions to assist you—and if you’re just seeking today’s solution, scroll down to the end of this article.
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### What Is *Connections*?
The *New York Times* has launched *Connections* as its newest daily word game, and it’s already trending on social media. Developed with the assistance of associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu, the game can be enjoyed on both web browsers and mobile devices. The goal? To group four words that are related by a common theme.
Each *Connections* puzzle features 16 words that need to be categorized into four sets of four. These categories can include anything from book titles to software names, countries, and more. While some words might appear to belong together, there’s only one correct solution for every puzzle.
When players successfully identify a group, those words are eliminated from the board. However, incorrect guesses are considered mistakes, and players can afford up to four mistakes before the game concludes. To assist with difficulty, the game provides the option to shuffle the board for a new view. Each group is color-coded according to difficulty: yellow (easiest), followed by green, blue, and purple. And just like *Wordle*, you can share your results with friends on social media.
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### Hints for Today’s *Connections* Puzzle
If you need a gentle push in the right direction without revealing the answers, here are some category clues for today’s puzzle:
– **Yellow:** A demonstration of gratitude
– **Green:** Deceives or misleads others
– **Blue:** Consuming quickly
– **Purple:** Themed Tuesdays
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### Today’s *Connections* Categories
Need additional assistance? Here are today’s categories:
– **Yellow:** Thankfulness
– **Green:** Swindler
– **Blue:** Devour
– **Purple:** ___Tuesday
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### Today’s *Connections* Solution
Eager for the answers? This is your final opportunity to back out before we disclose today’s solution. Drumroll, please!
The solution to today’s *Connections* puzzle (#534) is:
– **Thankfulness:** CREDIT, PRAISE, RECOGNITION, THANKS
– **Swindler:** CHEAT, CON, FAKE, QUICK
– **Devour:** BOLT, DOWN, GOBBLE, SCARF
– **___Tuesday:** FAT, GIVING, SUPER, TACO
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### Don’t Worry if You Missed It!
If you didn’t complete today’s puzzle, don’t be disheartened—tomorrow is a new day! A fresh *Connections* puzzle will be waiting for you, and we’ll be here with further hints and solutions to help you.
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### Looking for More Games?
If you enjoy puzzles, visit Mashable’s games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crosswords, and more. And if you’re also engaged with *NYT Strands*, we have hints and answers for that as well!
Not the resolution you were hoping for? [Here’s the solution to yesterday’s *Connections* puzzle.](https://mashable.com/article/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-november-27)
Happy puzzling!