What is Connections?
The New York Times daily that rivals Wordle for group chat dominance. Sixteen words hide four groups of four, from the obvious yellow group to the devious purple one. Four mistakes and you are out.
How to play
- 1Pick four words you think belong together and submit them.
- 2Each solved group reveals its theme and colour, yellow being easiest and purple hardest.
- 3Solve all four groups with fewer than four mistakes.
Fact box
- Cost
- Free
- Platform
- Browser
- Cadence
- Daily
- Link checked
- 2026-06-11
Questions people ask
What do the Connections colours mean?
Yellow is the easiest category, then green, then blue, with purple as the trickiest, usually wordplay or a hidden twist.
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