Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Test Your Wits: New York Times' Connections Game Challenge

8/11/2025

24 5

Summary

Story summary

The New York Times' Connections game invites players to categorize 16 words into four themed groups.
Categories are color-coded by difficulty: Yellow (easiest), Green, Blue, and Purple (hardest).
On August 11, themes include: Ordinary (Yellow), Abandon (Green), Specs on Consumer Packaging (Blue), and Dark ___ (Purple).
Players face elimination after four incorrect guesses, leading to the reveal of correct answers.

1 of 1

Story summary

The New York Times' Connections game invites players to categorize 16 words into four themed groups.
Categories are color-coded by difficulty: Yellow (easiest), Green, Blue, and Purple (hardest).
On August 11, themes include: Ordinary (Yellow), Abandon (Green), Specs on Consumer Packaging (Blue), and Dark ___ (Purple).
Players face elimination after four incorrect guesses, leading to the reveal of correct answers.