With Sunday around the corner, it is time for another round of Connections.
Since its launch by The New York Times in June 2023, Connections has quickly become a popular online game. It challenges players to solve puzzles using a mix of techniques, including homophones and clever wordplay, making each game both engaging and tricky. Now, Connections is the second-most played game on the platform, following Wordle.
In this guide, we will walk you through how to play Connections, share some useful strategies, and give hints to help you solve Sunday's puzzle.
Be aware that the answers to today's puzzle are near the end of the article, so read with caution.
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 difficulty: Yellow for the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. The puzzles are rarely straightforward, often featuring homophones, wordplay, and other techniques to keep players challenged. If players get stuck, they can use the shuffle button to rearrange the words on the screen.
Wyna Liu, a crossword editor at The New York Times who developed Connections, recently shared her tips for playing the game with Newsweek.
"My best piece of advice is to wait as long as you can before guessing," Liu said.
"You may see the board and have completely identified the category, seeing 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 won't know which of the four it might not be." This would ultimately waste a turn.
"Don't do what I do, which is 'rage solve,'" Liu added.
'Connections' #476 Clues for Sunday, September 29
Newsweek has some hints to help you figure out today's Connections categories.
Yellow: Words associated with a famous song by the band Voyager.
Green: These words are linked with bedroom items.
Blue: Think Poker, Uno and Blackjack.
Purple: These words are associated with government.
'Connections' #476 Answers for Sunday, September 29
Yellow category: Make good on, as a promise
Yellow words: Fulfill, honor, keep, uphold
Green category: Bedding
Green words: Blanket, sham, sheet, throw
Blue category: Actions in card games
Blue words: Discard, draw, pass, play
Purple category: Cabinet departments
Purple words: Energy, Justice, Labor, State
Did you guess the answers correctly? If so, congratulations. If not, there will be another opportunity to crack the puzzle tomorrow.
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