The New York Times released its daily Connections puzzle on July 27, 2026, challenging players to sort 16 words into four distinct groups.
Each group contains four words linked by a common theme, with categories ranging from sports to digital shopping.
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Mark Cooper, managing editor at The Athletic and creator of Connections: Sports Edition, explained the goal is to find all groups without mistakes.
Color-coded feedback helps players navigate difficulty levels, from easy to tricky.
Categories and Word Groups
The yellow category, considered the easiest, was gymnastics apparatus. It included Beam, Horse, Rings, and Vault.
The green group consisted of long tapered objects: Carrot, Icicle, Knitting Needle, and Stalactite.
Blue group words were types of shifts: Doppler, Graveyard, Paradigm, and Stick.
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The purple category, often the trickiest, featured icons commonly found on shopping websites: Bell, Cart, Heart, and Magnifying Glass.
Kris Holt of Forbes noted these categories test knowledge across different domains.
Lifehacker provided hints, describing the yellow group as gymnastics apparatus and the purple group as shopping site icons.
Players must watch for words that seem to belong to multiple categories, as each puzzle has exactly one solution.
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The next Connections puzzle will be available at midnight local time.
