Some days are trickier than others — just like other NYT Games favorites The Mini and Strands. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s puzzle, check out our Connections tips and tricks guide for some good strategies or check out the hints for today’s Connections puzzle below.

Connections is the latest New York Times word game 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.

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

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Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words.

Here are a few hints for the 553rd Connections game to get you started: Yellow: How you can make food taste better. Green: When you do badly. Blue: When you only need to search quickly. Purple: Without a letter.

Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle. Like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword,

The New York Times' Connections puzzle #553 challenges players to categorize 16 words into four thematic groups. The December 15th puzzle featured themes ranging from mythology to email, testing players' logic and linguistic skills.

In today's puzzle, there are seven theme words to find (including the spangram). Hint: The first one can be found in the top-half of the board. Here are the first two letters for each word: Today's spangram answer on Sunday, December 15, 2024, is LUNARPHASE.

Sports Edition groups. Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow, group t