The New York Times Connections

Video gameupdated 2025-11-17 22:15
The New York Times Connections

Connections is a category-matching puzzle game developed and published by The New York Times as part of its digital games portfolio. Released in its beta phase on June 12, 2023, the game challenges players to group sixteen words into four secret categories based on a common theme. It has quickly become a significant part of the newspaper's popular puzzle offerings.

The game is notable for being the second-most-played game published by The New York Times, trailing only the global phenomenon Wordle. Its integration into the Times' games platform has cemented the newspaper's position as a major destination for daily online puzzles, attracting a large and dedicated player base.

Recently, the game has been featured in news headlines from various international media outlets. These publications regularly provide daily hints, clues, and answers for the latest puzzles, such as those for puzzle numbers in the 890s, to assist players. This consistent coverage underscores the game's ongoing popularity and the active community seeking guidance to solve its daily challenges.

Brief generated by an LLM (DeepSeek) from Wikipedia and recent news headlines.

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