Fri Mar 28 03:30:00 UTC 2025: ## NYT’s Hit Word Game “Connections” Baffles and Delights Players

**New York, NY** – The New York Times’ latest word game, Connections, is taking the internet by storm. Following in the footsteps of Wordle, this daily brain teaser challenges players to identify the common thread linking four words from a pool of sixteen. Created by associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu, the game is available on web browsers and mobile devices.

Connections features four sets of words, each color-coded by difficulty (yellow, green, blue, and purple). Players can rearrange the board and have up to four attempts before the game ends. Correctly identifying a set removes those words, and successful completion can be shared on social media.

Today’s puzzle (#648) proved particularly challenging for some. The solution reveals the categories: words related to “affect” (MOVE, REACH, SWAY, TOUCH); slang terms for money (CHANGE, GREEN, PAPER, SCRATCH); and objects beginning with the prefix “micro-” (CHIP, PHONE, SCOPE, WAVE). A fourth category, “You Got It!” (BINGO, CORRECT, DING, RIGHT), also appears.

For those struggling, the article provides hints and strategies for solving future puzzles, alongside solutions to other NYT games like Strands. The New York Times’ Games section is also highlighted, along with a mention of Mashable’s own puzzle offerings.

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