Connections is one of the most popular New York Times word games that has caught the public’s attention. The game is all about finding “common threads between words.” And just like Guilty Pleasure , Connections resets after midnight, and each new set of words gets harder and harder — so we’ve provided some tips and tricks to help you overcome the hurdle.
If you just want to tell today’s puzzle, you can skip to the end of this article for today’s Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to help you out.
What are connections?
By NYT The latest daily word game has become a social media hit. By Briža Credits Associate Puzzle Editor Wyna Liu helped create the new word game and put it in the publication’s games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices, and requires players to group four words that have something in common.
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Each puzzle has 16 words, and each group of words is divided into four categories. These sets could include anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. While several words will seem to fit together, there is only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in the correct set, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong, and it counts as a mistake – players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make it easier to spot the connections. In addition, each group is color-coded, with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. For example, Understanding, you can share your results with friends on social media.
Here’s a hint about today’s connection categories
Want a hint about categories, not a tell-all about categories? Then try these:
- Yellow: Foyer
- Green: Navigation tools
- Blue: Beat
- Purple: Famous Roads
Here are today’s connection categories
Need a little extra help? Today’s connections fall into the following categories:
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Are you ready for the answers? This is your last chance to go back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
Today’s solution Connections #826 is …
What is the response to connections today?
- Entrance: Door, gate, hatch, portal
- Map functions: Compass, Insight, Key, Scale
- Beat: Beat, best, better, top
- Streets with symbolic meaning: Downing, Navy, Main, Wall
Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to give you more useful tips.
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