NYT Connections Tips and Answers for April 17

LOS ANGELES, CA — The New York Times’ Connections game continues to captivate players with its clever puzzles and engaging wordplay. On April 17, players tackled a new challenge featuring 16 words to group into four categories. This daily game refreshes at midnight, enticing users to test their vocabulary and problem-solving skills.

The objective of Connections is simple: identify four groups of four words with shared themes. For April 17, players faced categories that ranged from body parts to units of beer, requiring a mix of creativity and knowledge.

“Connections is about finding the common threads between words, much like solving a riddle,” said game contributor Kris Holt. “Some groupings can be straightforward, while others challenge players to think outside the box.”

Today’s tasks presented participants with the following words: case, mantle, sauce, core, crust, forty, trunk, trout, torso, young, six-pack, cheese, toppings, bonds, midriff, and growler.

Holt provided hints for each grouping, with ease ranked from yellow to purple. The yellow group hint was ‘Middle of a person’, hinting at words like torso, midriff, core, and trunk. The green group was suggested to connect with pizza, highlighting crust, sauce, cheese, and toppings. For beer enthusiasts, the blue group included case, forty, growler, and six-pack, while baseball greats were represented in the purple group with bonds, mantle, trout, and young.

“Players can lose a life for each incorrect guess, but often hints guide them toward the right solutions,” observed Holt. “Each group is color-coded; yellow being the easiest and purple the most complex, often involving wordplay.”

As the game attracted more participants, Holt emphasized the social aspect of Connections, which mirrors the popular Wordle phenomenon. Many players share their results on social media, enhancing the competitive environment among friends.

The game has garnered a loyal following, with users appreciating the mental challenge it presents each day. Today’s successful players shared their achievements across various platforms, often celebrating their win streaks.

Those interested in revisiting past puzzles can find an extensive archive available to NYT Games subscribers, allowing them to refine their skills further.

The overall enjoyment of Connections and similar word games like Wordle lies in the pursuit of knowledge and the thrill of solving challenging puzzles. As new categories are presented each day, fans eagerly await more innovative and thought-provoking challenges.

For updates on upcoming puzzles and insights into these daily games, players are encouraged to follow game-related columns and join community discussions.

New puzzles release at midnight daily, keeping players engaged. Whether you found today’s solutions or need hints for tomorrow’s game, the thrill of Connections lies just ahead.