Connections might only have been launched in June 2023 but it quickly became a huge success.
The game is already The New York Times' second-most popular game after the incredibly successful Wordle. While similarly word-based, Connections challenges players to uncover threads connecting a series of words.
The answers for today's puzzle will be revealed at the end of this article, so take care when scrolling if you want to work it out yourself.
How To Play 'Connections'
Part of Connections' appeal is the fact that it is easy to play. Each puzzle consists of 16 words, separated into four categories. Players must identify the common thread between each category and select four groups of four words without making more than four mistakes. For example, a previous category described different elements of a vinyl: insert, jacket, record, and sleeve.
Each category is labeled with a color, which also signifies their difficulty level. Yellow is the most straightforward category, followed by green, blue and purple.
Players can sometimes be fooled by the fact that words can often fit into two categories, adding a layer of difficulty to the daily brainteaser. However, each group must consist of four unique words, with no repeats whatsoever. The difficulty increases according to color, with yellow being the most straightforward, followed by green, then blue and purple, which is the hardest.
The game's editor, Wyna Liu of The New York Times, said there are varying levels of difficulty between the categories given each day.
"Some categories might be defined by their use of wordplay—palindromes, homophones, adding or dropping letters and words—rather than the literal meanings of the words on the cards," she said.
"I saw three areas of potential difficulty that could be adjusted: the familiarity of the words, the ambiguity of their categorization and the variety of the wordplay."
'Connections' #358 Clues for Monday, June 3
Newsweek has some hints to help you figure out today's Connections categories.
Yellow: You could also pluck to do this.
Green: A spiral or circular motion.
Blue: Think about cells.
Purple: Words that go well with "B."
'Connections' #358 Answers for Monday, June 3
Yellow Category: REMOVE, AS BODY HAIR
Yellow Words: Laser, pluck, thread, wax
Green Category: TWIST AROUND
Green Words: Coil, spool, wind, wrap
Blue Category: THINGS MADE OF CELLS
Blue Words: Honeycomb, organism, solar panel, spreadsheet
Purple Category: B-___
Purple Words: Ball, movie, school, vitamin
Did you guess the answers correctly? If so, congratulations. If not, there will be another opportunity to crack the puzzle tomorrow.
Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone. Newsweek will be back with another round of hints and tips for each new game.
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