Sat Jun 21 03:50:00 UTC 2025: ## NYT’s Connections Continues to Captivate Word Puzzle Fans

**New York, NY** – The New York Times’ latest word game, Connections, has become a viral sensation, challenging players to find the common threads between seemingly disparate words. Following in the footsteps of the wildly popular Wordle, Connections presents players with a daily puzzle of 16 words, tasking them with grouping the words into four categories.

The game, conceived with the help of NYT associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu, is available on both web browsers and mobile devices. Each category is color-coded, with yellow being the easiest and purple the most challenging. Players have four attempts to correctly identify all four groups before the game ends.

Connections encourages strategic thinking, allowing players to shuffle the board to aid in identifying patterns. Its social media integration, similar to Wordle, allows players to share their results and strategies.

Today’s Connections puzzle (#740) proved to be another engaging challenge. The solution included the following categories: Items in a sewing kit (BUTTON, NEEDLE, SCISSORS, THREAD), Capture on video (FILM, RECORD, SHOOT, TAPE), Pro wrestling icons (HITMAN, ROCK, SNAKE, UNDERTAKER), and Wax ___ (MUSEUM, PAPER, POETIC, SEAL).

For those looking for more brain-teasing fun, the New York Times and other outlets offer a variety of other word games, including Strands, Mahjong, Sudoku, and crosswords. But Connections continues to solidify its place as a daily must-play for word puzzle enthusiasts.

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