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Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn’t—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered.
What Is Connections?
Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4. Each group of words will be connected by some common idea or theme. That common element could be anything. We have seen everything from games that rely on the number of letters in the words to categories that require you to spot an extra letter at the end of the word. Sometimes they’re references to economics, other times they reference fairy tales. There is no telling what sort of association there will be between words.
Once you’re confident you understand the connection, select 4 words, then hit “Submit.” You have only four attempts in total, so don’t be too guess-happy.
Hints for Today’s Connections Groups
Here are a few hints for the 454th Connections game to get you started:
Coach, Godiva, Mustang, Polo
How Did We Solve This Connections Game?
The 454th game wasn’t too bad, though I would never have gotten the Purple group without eliminating all of the other groups first.
Crop, flip, rotate, and scale are all terms I see every single day. They’re terms related to image manipulation. Yellow was “Ways to Transform an Image.”
Ball, driver, glove, and tee originally made me think of baseball, but driver pretty much ruled that out. That mean that Green must be “Things Used in Golf.”
With only 8 words left, filter, pump, rocks, and tank seemed likely to be related to fish. The Blue group was “Aquarium Purchases.”
That left coach, godiva, mustang, and polo—words I would never have put together if I’d been forced to figure out the connection myself. Purple was actually “Logos with Horses.”
How Do You Guess Connections Groups?
There is no quick, reliable way to approach Connections like there is with Wordle, since Connections isn’t algorithmic. However, there are a few things to keep in mind that can help.
If you didn’t solve this one, don’t feel too bad—there’s always tomorrow! And those words may align with a topic you’re interested in, giving you a leg up on the competition.
