It’s Sunday, so it’s time to finish the weekend with a winning game of Connections.
Connections is a word game from The New York Times that became massively popular last year. It follows in the huge success of Wordle, a game created by software engineer Josh Wardle.
Do you want to continue your streak, or just impress the group chat with a perfect score? Let Newsweek help you out with some hints and tips for today’s puzzle.
Warning, the answers for Sunday’s Connections game are revealed at the end of this article, so please proceed with caution if you want to work them out yourself.
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How to Play Connections
If you’re new to Connections, you’ll get the hang of it quickly.
Players receive 16 words that connect to each other in groups of four. Players have to select the words based on the category they fit into. For example, in Saturday’s puzzle, one of the categories was “Wine Bottle Info,” and the words associated with that category were “region,” “vintage,” “winery,” and “grape.”
But, watch out, some connect in more ways than one. Sometimes a word will look like it belongs in two different groups, and that can throw players off.
The categories for the words range in difficulty. Yellow is the easiest group and purple is the most difficult. Green and blue categories are both considered to be medium difficulty.
Players choose the words they think belong in the same category and press “Submit.” If they are correct, the words will flash in the category color and disappear from the board. If they are incorrect, the words will remain gray in color, stay on the grid, and the player will lose a turn.
Players are out after four incorrect guesses, but there is no time limit, so if you’re feeling frustrated, just take a step away and come back later. Or read below for some hints.
Additionally, for players feeling stuck, they can click the “Shuffle” button, which might just give them the refresh they need to find a correct answer.
‘Connections’ #463 Clues for Sunday, September 15
Here are Newsweek’s helpful hints to help you solve today’s Connections game:
Yellow — you would do this at a house, or a hotel
Green — things go up and then they go down
Blue — if you can solve Connections then you won’t be seen as one of these
Purple — a prime number for a group
‘Connections’ #462 Answers for Sunday, September 15
Yellow Category: RESIDE
Yellow Words: Dwell, Inhabit, Live, Stay
Green Category: DECREASE
Green Words: Decline, Drop, Dwindle, Ebb
Blue Category: DOOFUS
Blue Words: Clown, Dweeb, Sap, Turkey
Purple Category: MEMBER OF A SEPTET
Purple Words: Dwarf, Sea, Sin, Wonder
Today’s puzzle was a tough one. Were you able to solve it? If not, don’t worry, a new Connections puzzle will be available on Monday.
Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, and Newsweek will return with more hints and clues to make sure you keep your winning streak alive.
In the meantime, why not give these some other word puzzles like Typochondria and Spellspire a try?