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How to Play Connections

Learn how to play Connections to understand the rules, the four color-coded levels, and spot tricky word groups. Read the guide and get better!

"One away" is a clue, not a consolation

The game tells you when three of your four belong together. Most players treat that as a near miss and start over. It is the most information you…

Why the purple group is always last

Purple is not the group with the hardest words. It is the group that is not about words at all — and once you see what it is actually testing, it…

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TodayConnections hints todaySpoiler-safe hints for the live puzzle, then the full solution when you want it. See today's hintsYesterdayYesterday's answerMissed one? The previous Connections puzzle is laid out in full, groups and all. Read the answerThis weekThe last seven answersEvery Connections puzzle from the past week, newest first. Catch upArchiveAll answersEvery past Connections puzzle, grouped by year and searchable by date. Browse the archivePlayConnections UnlimitedDone for today? Keep playing past grids with no daily limit. Play nowSports EditionConnections Sports Edition hintsA separate daily puzzle built entirely from sports — same rules, sportier traps. Open Sports Edition
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What goes in here

Longer pieces that do not fit on a daily hints page: why a particular purple category caught everybody out, how Sports Edition differs from the original in practice, patterns that keep coming back, and the occasional note on changes to the game itself.

If you only want today's answer, the hints page is the faster route — everything here assumes you have already played.

FAQ
How often do you publish?
There is no fixed schedule. Articles go up when a puzzle or a change to the game is worth more than a line on the daily page.
Do the articles spoil recent puzzles?
They discuss puzzles that have already closed. Nothing here reveals a puzzle that is still live.