Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

For the fans of word games, here's a little help with February 12‘s Connections, the popular daily puzzle from The New York Times. Every day at midnight, a new puzzle drops, challenging players to find links between 16 seemingly random words.