Connections quickly became an online hit after it was released by The New York Times in June 2023—and, today, it remains as popular as ever. Wyna Liu, a puzzle editor at The New York Times who developed Connections, said her first brainteaser published by the newspaper was on February 15, 2019.

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.