Hints and Answers for Today’s NYT Connections Puzzle Revealed

NEW YORK, NY — The New York Times‘ popular daily word game, Connections, continues to captivate players with its challenging puzzles. Each day, new sets of words are released at midnight, inviting players to group them based on shared themes and connections.

In today’s puzzle, players face a grid of 16 words that need to be categorized into four distinct groups. The game offers a unique twist by allowing players to rearrange and shuffle the board, making it easier to identify the common threads. Each grouping is color-coded, with yellow indicating the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple.

“Every day is a different challenge, and with more puzzles, the game only gets trickier,” said Wyna Liu, associate puzzle editor at The New York Times. “Players must think creatively to identify the connections between seemingly unrelated words.”

To assist players further, Connections features hints for each group, ranked from easiest to most difficult. Today’s color-coded group hints are as follows:

Yellow group hint: Make a difference to.

Green group hint: Good answer!

Blue group hint: All about the Benjamins.

Purple group hint: Not macro.

As players work through the puzzle, they can readily share their results on social media, much like other popular word games such as Wordle. This feature contributes to the game’s growth in popularity and creates a sense of community among players.

The solution for today’s Connections #648 has been revealed, so if you wish to try to solve it yourself, it’s time to turn back now!

Today’s answers are:

Yellow group: Affect: move, reach, sway, touch.

Green group: You got it: bingo, correct, ding, right.

Blue group: Slang for money: change, green, paper, scratch.

Purple group: Objects with the prefix ‘micro’: chip, phone, scope, wave.

Don’t be discouraged if you didn’t achieve a perfect game this time. New puzzles are released each day, providing fresh challenges and opportunities to enhance your word game skills.

For those eager to further manage their puzzle-solving abilities, The New York Times Games section offers statistics including win rates and streaks for registered players.