Building on the remarkable success of Wordlewhich The New York Times in January 2022 for an undisclosed seven-figure sum, the newspaper Connections last year.
Like its predecessor Connections is a word game that quickly gained a loyal following around the world, with players sharing their strategies on social media.
In this guide we will explain how to play Connectionsgive tips and tricks and provide clues to help you solve Tuesday’s puzzle.
How to play “Connections”
Connections challenges players to categorize 16 words into four groups based on their associations.
Each group is color-coded to reflect its level of difficulty: yellow is the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. The puzzles are rarely easy, but often include homophones, wordplay, and other techniques to challenge players. If players get stuck, they can rearrange the words on the screen using the shuffle button.
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Wyna Liu, crossword editor at Just Who developed Connectionsrecently shared her tips for playing the game Newsweek.
“My best advice is to wait as long as possible before guessing,” she said.
“You may see the board and have already fully identified the category because you see five words that could belong in that category,” she continued. “Don’t try to guess the four words in that category because even though you know what the fifth member is, you don’t know which of the four it might not be,” which will ultimately cause you to waste a turn.
“Don’t do what I do, which is ‘resolve out of anger,'” Liu added.
‘Connections’ #443 Notes for Tuesday, August 27
Newsweek has some tips to help you understand today’s Connections Categories.
Yellow: Did you hear that?
Green: Check before consumption
Blue: Time for a haircut
Purple: Full house
‘Connections’ #443 replies for Tuesday, August 27
Yellow Category: Explosive Sound
Yellow words: BOOM, CRASH, ROAR, THUNDER
Green category: Chili quality
Green words: FIRE, HEAT, KICK, SPICE
Blue Category: Classic Barbershop Supplies
Blue words: brush, cape, hair clipper, gel
Purple Category: Types of Cards
Purple words: BASEBALL, MAGIC, SET, TAROT
Have you figured it out? If so, that’s great, but please don’t be put off if not. One of the best things about Connections is to see if you can improve your result over time. The next Connections Puzzle will be released on Wednesday and Newsweek will be back with another round of hints and tips.
