Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is not too difficult if you love a vineyard. Connections is one of the most popular New York Times word games, capturing the public’s attention with its challenge to find the common threads between words.
Like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight, and each new set of words can become increasingly difficult. These hints, tips, and strategies can help you get over the hurdle.
If you want today’s puzzle solution, you can jump to the end of this article. If you would rather solve it yourself, keep reading for clues and strategies.
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What is Connections?
The New York Times’ daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping create the game and bring it to the publication’s Games section.
Connections is available in web browsers and on mobile devices. Players must group 16 words into four sets of four words that share something in common.
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Each puzzle contains four categories, and the groups can include anything from book titles and software to country names. Although several words may appear to fit together, only one answer is correct.
When a player correctly identifies all four words in a group, those words are removed from the board. A wrong guess counts as a mistake, and players can make up to four mistakes before the game ends.
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Players can rearrange and shuffle the board to make connections easier to spot. Each group is color-coded: yellow is the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. As with Wordle, players can share their results with friends on social media.
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Hints for today’s Connections categories
Want a hint about the categories without being told the answers? Try these clues:
- Yellow: Work up a sweat
- Green: Pour a glass
- Blue:
Hop in!
- Purple: Wild Wild West
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Today’s Connections categories
Need more help? Today’s Connections groups fall into these categories:
- Yellow: Exercise facilities
- Green: Wine accessories
- Blue: Brands with bunny rabbit mascots
- Purple: Words on an old west wanted poster
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Today’s Connections answers
This is your last chance to solve today’s puzzle before the answers are revealed.
Drumroll, please! The solution to today’s Connections #1176 is…
What is the answer to Connections today?
- Exercise facilities: ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, ENGINE, RADIATOR
- Wine accessories: CHOPPED, GREEK, HOUSE, WEDGE
- Keyboard keys: CONTROL, ESCAPE, SHIFT, SPACE
- Starting with figures from Greek myth: AT LAST, HERALD, HYDRANT, TRITONE
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