Having trouble solving today’s Connections categories? Newsweek has some helpful clues and hints for game number 457.
Connections is a word game launched by The New York Times in 2023 following the massive success of Wordle, another word game of the newspaper’s created by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle.
The answers for Tuesday’s Connections game will be revealed at the end of this post, so please scroll with caution if you want to work them out yourself.
How to Play Connections
Each day, players are given a set of 16 words in a grid format. These words need to be separated into four groups of four based on their shared themes and put into categories. For example, in Monday’s puzzle, one of the categories was “Get red in the face,” and the words associated with that category were “blush,” “burn,” “flush” and “glow.”
The categories are labeled with a color—yellow is considered easy, followed by green, then blue and then purple, which is usually the most difficult.
Players start by selecting words they think go together based on shared themes or characteristics. Once four are selected, the player hits “Submit.” If the answers are correct, they will light up with the difficulty color and will be removed. If they are incorrect, they will appear gray in color and remain on the board. You can then “Deselect all” and start again.
There is no time limit for the puzzle but players get four tries to get it correct, so guess wisely. There is also a “Shuffle” button for a fresh start if you’re stumped.
If after your four guesses you didn’t solve the puzzle, the answers will be revealed.
Connections #457 Clues for Tuesday, September 10
Newsweek has some helpful clues to assist you in figuring out today’s Connections puzzle.
Yellow: Time to diversify
Green: Ways to move something
Blue: Words associated with classification
Purple: Having to do with a particular royal family member
Connections #457 Answers for Tuesday, September 10
New York Times
Yellow Category: VARIETIES
Yellow Words: Kinds, Sorts, Stripes, Types
Green Category: TRANSFER
Green Words: Deliver, Give, Hand, Pass
Blue Category: RATINGS SYSTEMS
Blue Words: A-F, Percentage, Stars, Thumbs
Purple Category: THINGS WITH KINGS
Purple Words: Checkers, Deck of Cards, Monarchy, NHL
Did you get the game correct? Don’t sweat it if you didn’t. The next Connections puzzle will be back on Wednesday.
Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, and Newsweek will be back tomorrow with more helpful clues and tips.
In the meantime, why not try these other popular online word puzzle games?