But what is Connections?

How do you play Connections?

And what do you gotta know about Connections before you dive in?

The New York Times' Connections game completed

What Is the New York Times' Connections Game?

Connections is a daily logic puzzle created and curated by the New York Times.

It’s available to play online for free by visitingthe Connections websiteon desktop or mobile.

The NYT Connections homepage inviting you to play

The New York Times has offered a crossword since 1942.

But in more recent years, the NYT has introduced a broader range of games.

These include Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles, Vertex, and Wordle.

NYT’s Connections game as it appears before you make your first guess

The latter being a phenomenon that spawnedcountless Wordle alternatives and spin-offs.

In 2023,the New York Times launched Connections.

The game has since grown in popularity due to being simple to play but difficult to master.

Guessing the first group on NYT Connections

But this is entirely optional.

If you want to play Connections for free, just refresh the page.

I say “a” connection, because some words share multiple similarities.

A correct first guess on NYT’s Connections game

you should probably find the correct one in each case.

Look for the similarities and differences between the wordsand make a run at find the first group of four.

Once you are confident you have identified it, select each one on the screen, and hitSubmit.

Two groups completed on NYT’s Connections game

But you don’t need to get them in that orderyou just need to get them, period.

On desktop, this copies your results to the clipboard.

On mobile, this also copies your results to the clipboard for pasting.

All 16 words grouped correctly in the NYT’s Connections game

Your Connections results for that day are shared as colored squares.

Unfortunately, she generally beats me at all of the above.

NYT’s Connections results page where you can share your results