Launched in 2023, the word-based game challenges players to find common threads between a series of words. Players must group them and name the categories. Connections can be quite the brainteaser, but sometimes, a little hint is all you need to get over that tricky hump.

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. The blue group in today's Connections: Sports Edition might be one of the toughest categories I've ever faced.

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.