How to Play

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Select 4 words you think belong to the same hidden category.
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Press Submit — if correct, that group is cleared.
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You have 4 lives. One wrong answer costs one life.
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Categories have a difficulty color: yellow (easy) → purple (hardest).

ℹ️About This Game

Connections is a word-grouping puzzle inspired by the New York Times' "Connections" game, launched in 2023. Players must sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a hidden shared category. The twist: words are deliberately chosen to look like they belong to multiple groups, and difficulty ranges from obvious (yellow) to fiendishly tricky (purple). Since launch, the NYT Connections has become one of the most shared daily puzzles on social media, played by millions worldwide every day.

💡Tips & Strategy

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Start with the category you're most confident about — correct guesses give you more information.
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Watch out for "trap" words that seem to fit multiple categories. The hardest groups often exploit double meanings.
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If you're unsure between two guesses, shuffle the board — seeing words in a new arrangement can spark insights.
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Save your lives for uncertainty — if you're 100% sure of a group, submit it first.