NYT Connections is a word puzzle and is the second most popular game in NYT Games. It’s becoming more famous among the puzzlers daily. Wordle was created by Josh Wardle and purchased by The New York Times on 31 January 2022. 

NYT Connections

The puzzle offers 4 attempts to create 4 groups, each with four items. To this, players have 16 words in a 4×4 grid. Each word in these groups must have something in common. 

Every group is aligned with color-coded difficulty levels. There are four color-coded groups: yellow, green, blue, and purple. The yellow group is the easiest, and the purple group is the trickiest. 

Game’s Overview 

Aspect Description
Objective Create 16 words into 4 different groups of four items in each group.
Categories Categories may include themes like colors, synonyms, animals, book titles, food ingredients, etc. 
Difficulty Four color-coded difficulty levels- Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple. Yellow is the easiest category, and Purple is the trickiest.
Tries Available Players can avail four attempts; after that, the game ends.
Daily Puzzle New puzzles are released daily, refreshing with unique themes and word associations.

 

How to Play 

Stay reading to learn how to play this New York Times game. Here, you will learn the strategy for winning the puzzle on the first attempt. Below are the steps to follow to complete the puzzle successfully.

1. Align Groups Mentally

Look at sixteen words in the 4×4 grid and align them into four groups. The words in each group must have a common connection, as the puzzle’s name suggests. 

2. Select Groups

If you are sure about the groups you have aligned into four categories, select them.

3. Submit Groups

After selecting four different groups, the next step is to submit it. After submitting your groups, you can see the different colors are coded with difficulty levels. 

4. Mind Four Chances

In the game, you have only four attempts. So, it is important to remember the attempts you make while submitting your selection of groups.  

how to play NYT Connections

how to play NYT Connections

Hints for January 14

We help you by saving your time and effort with these hints. Take these hints for granted to guess today’s answer. These are the hints for today’s puzzle for January 14.

Detailed hints for today’s puzzle for January 14:

Yellow (Functional and Operational):

  • Think about words that describe something that’s working or in action.

Green (Time-Related Events):

  • These words relate to gatherings, durations, or scheduled occurrences.

Blue (Camera Equipment):

  • Items you’d typically find in a photographer’s gear bag.

Purple (Bird-Related Wordplay):

  • Words that transform into playful phrases involving birds.

NYTimes Connections Answers for Tuesday, January 14 #583

If you come up with nothing even after getting the hints from above, Don’t worry. It happens sometimes, and you are not alone on the list. Now, look at the answer to becoming skilled in the puzzle.

Yellow: Functional and Operational

  • Operating
  • Active
  • Functional
  • Running
  • Working
    Words describing things in proper working condition.

Green: Time-Related Events

  • Term
  • Meeting
  • Period
  • Session
  • Sitting
    All tied to scheduled durations or gatherings.

Blue: Camera Equipment

  • Body
  • Flash
  • Lens
  • Strap
    Essential components of a camera kit.

Purple: Bird-Related Wordplay

  • Crowd
  • Gully
  • Puffing
  • Swank
    Playful words connected to bird-related phrases.

 

Yesterday’s Answers for Monday, January 13

If you missed yesterday’s game No. 582, you can play it in the Archive. To access the Archive, you can play by logging in or signing in to your NYT account. Here are yesterday’s answers for Monday, January 13.

NYT Connections Today

Share Your Game’s Result

When you complete your puzzle after your last attempt and Submit it, the game’s stats page pops up, showing you the option to Share Your Results

It will also show how you did in the puzzle. The selection of options depends on the device you are playing this NYTtimes game.

You can paste your results into any text field (like Twitter, Facebook, email, text message, etc.) by pasting your results.

What to Play after this NYT Game?

If you enjoyed the NYT Connections puzzle and are exploring your mental ability then play the NYT Wordle which is the most popular NYT Game. After Wordle, you can explore Strands, Spelling Bee, Tiles, Mini Crossword, LetterBoxed, and Sudoku

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Where can I find the answers?

You can find it in the New York Times Games section. You can also find it in the Play tab in the New York Times News app.

  • How often is the puzzle updated?

The puzzle is updated after midnight in your time zone. So, players can play the puzzle once in 24 hours before the next puzzle is released.  

  • How do I solve the puzzle?

To solve the puzzle go to The New York Times website in the Games section

Steps to play the game: Go to this NYT puzzle> align four groups mentally> select the groups> Submit the groups> see the result.

End Remark

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