Another day, another Connections brainteaser—and Newsweek is here with a host of hints, should you need help getting over the finish line.
The New York Times’ latest game was launched in June 2023, and has already gone on to become the news outlet’s second-most played game after Wordle.
While Wordle, which was created by Josh Wardle, requires players to find one word a day, Connections challenges players to find common threads between a series of words. Players must group them into categories.
Like Wordle, the new game can be played online on web browsers and mobile devices. If you’re not yet familiar with the game, Newsweek has provided some instructions below to get you started.
How To Play ‘Connections’
Each puzzle consists of 16 words, with each group of words separated into four categories.
If all four words are correctly placed into each set, those words will be removed from the board. Each incorrect guess counts toward the mistake tally. Players can make up to four mistakes before the game ends.
Should it make the process of guessing the connections easier, players can shuffle and rearrange the board.
The board also has a color-coding system representing levels of difficulty. Yellow represents the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. A group’s color will only be revealed once the words in a group have been correctly connected.
To make the task all the more challenging, a word can sometimes belong to more than one category—but there is only one correct answer.
Connections editor Wyna Liu has advised that if you notice that there are five or more words that belong to one category, try pivoting to a different category before making your first guess.
“Doing so might take one of those extra cards out of contention, or at least remove a few cards from the board, making other categories easier to see,” Liu said.
The answers for Monday’s Connections puzzle will be revealed at the end of this article, so please scroll down with caution if you want to work them out yourself.
‘Connections’ #323 Clues for Monday, April 29
Newsweek has some hints to help you figure out Monday’s Connections categories.
Yellow: These words could be associated with working out.
Green: For these words, think of Westerns.
Blue: These words represent leaders who have promoted harmony.
Purple: Each of these words precede the name of a winged insect.
‘Connections’ #323 Answers for Monday, April 29
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Yellow Category: EXERCISES
Yellow Words: Bridge, Crunch, Dip, Squat
Green Category: FEATURED IN WESTERNS
Green Words: Bounty, Cowboy, Duel, Saloon
Blue Category: LEADERS WHO RECEIVED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Blue Words: Carter, Gore, King, Tutu
Purple Category: ___BEE
Purple Words: Busy, Honey, Queen, Spelling
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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