Time to tickle your brain because the new puzzles have dropped from NYT Connections. The New York Times has captivated puzzle lovers with its hit word game, NYT Connections. The daily word challenge, which tests players’ ability to group related words, is enjoying massive popularity, rivalling the success of other popular world games such as Wordle.
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is a word-game available on The New York Times’ website and mobile app. Each puzzle has a 4×4 grid of 16 words. The players have to find four groups of words that share a common connection.
How to play NYT Connections?
Players have four chances to correctly group the words. Each incorrect guess reduces the number of available attempts. The game colour codes the difficulty of each connection by colour: yellow (easiest), green (moderate), blue (challenging), and purple (most difficult).
— Analyse the words – Look at all 16 words and try spotting obvious links. Some groups, such as colours (red, blue, green, yellow) or famous actors, may stand out immediately.
— Look for synonyms and categories – Words with similar meanings or belonging to the same category may be grouped together.
— Check for tricky wordplay – Some words might have multiple meanings or be part of phrases. For example, “bark” could refer to the dog’s bark or a tree bark.
— Test your guesses wisely – Since you only have four chances, be fully sure before making the guesses. If unsure, you will reduce your remaining chances.
— Use the Undo feature – If a group is incorrect, rethink your choices rather than making random guesses.
Where to play NYT ‘Connections’
You can play for free on The New York Times website or in its Games app. A new puzzle is released at midnight.
How to improve your guesses
Some groups are straightforward, but others require critical thinking. If three words fit a theme but the fourth seems off, reconsider your selection. If two groups are clear, focus on how the remaining words might relate. Like any puzzle game, practice improves word skills.
NYT Connections hints for today, February 23, 2025
Yellow group: Veggies can be sliced this way
Green group: This tastes sour
Blue group: Breakfast essential
Purple group: Spill the …..
NYT Connections categories for today, February 23, 2025
Yellow group: rub together
Green group: ways to preserve food
Blue group: breakfast condiments
Purple group: proverbial things that are spilled
NYT Connections answers for today, February 23, 2025
Rub together: Gnash, Grate, Grind, Scrape
Ways to preserve food: Can, Ferment, Freeze, Pickle
Breakfast condiments: Butter, Hot sauce, Jam, Syrup
Proverbial things that are spilled: Beans, Guts, Milk, Tea
| Category | Word | Word | Word | Word |
| Yellow | Gnash | Grate | Grind | Scrape |
| Green | Can | Ferment | Freeze | Pickle |
| Blue | Butter | Hot sauce | Jam | Syrup |
| Purple | Beans | Guts | Milk | Tea |