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If you didn't solve this one, don't feel too bad—there's always tomorrow! And those words may align with a topic you're interested in, giving you a leg up on the competition.

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Once you're confident you understand the connection, select 4 words, then hit "Submit." You have only four attempts in total, so don't be too guess-happy.

There is no quick, reliable way to approach Connections like there is with Wordle, since Connections isn't algorithmic. However, there are a few things to keep in mind that can help.

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Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.

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Next, I started with the word gloss. I briefly considered glossy paint or finishes, since the word stain would potentially be related, but there wasn't anything else that fit with those ideas. So I switch tracks to lip gloss, and that proved more productive. Balm, gloss, liner, and stain are all "Kinds of Lip Makeup," and were in the Green group.

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Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4. Each group of words will be connected by some common idea or theme. That common element could be anything. We have seen everything from games that rely on the number of letters in the words to categories that require you to spot an extra letter at the end of the word. Sometimes they're references to economics, other times they reference fairy tales. There is no telling what sort of association there will be between words.

Corner, fix, hole, and spot all came together intuitively, as they're all commonly used as synonyms for "Predicament, and made up the Blue group.

The first word I looked at was mail, and I interpreted it as a verb. That made post, send, and ship pretty natural additions to finish out Yellow, "Deliver, as a Package."