If you’re looking for help with today’s Connections puzzle, you have come to the right place.
To help keep your winning streak alive, Newsweek has gathered some hints to guide you through Tuesday’s game.
Since its debut in The New York Times in June 2023, Connections has quickly built a large following. The puzzle challenges players to group words based on subtle links, combining logic with language skills. Today, it ranks as the publication’s second-most popular game, just after Wordle.
If you would rather avoid spoilers be careful when scrolling, as the answers to the puzzle will be revealed at the bottom of the page.
How to Play ‘Connections’
Each Connections puzzle includes 16 words, which players need to sort into four categories. The goal is to find the common theme for each category, represented by colors: yellow, green, blue, and purple. The categories increase in difficulty, with yellow being the simplest, followed by green, blue, and finally purple—the most challenging and often the most abstract.
Some words may seem to fit multiple categories. Despite this, each group has only four unique words. If players get stuck, they can use the shuffle button to rearrange the words on the screen. Up to four mistakes are allowed before you ultimately “lose.”
Earlier this year, Connections developer and The New York Times crossword editor Wyna Liu shared with Newsweek her “best piece of advice” for playing the game.
“Wait as long as you can before guessing,” she said. “You may see the board and have completely identified the category, seeing five words that could belong in that category.”
‘Connections’ #527 Clues for Tuesday, November 19
Newsweek has some hints to help you figure out today’s Connections categories.
Yellow: Where you excel.
Green: Words that relate to electronic security.
Blue: Specific forms of a particular Italian food item.
Purple: Twice the fun?
‘Connections’ #527 Answers for Tuesday, November 19
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Yellow Category: AREA OF EXPERTISE
Yellow Words: Concentration, Field, Focus, Speciality
Green Category: WAYS TO UNLOCK A DEVICE
Green Words: Face, Fingerprint, Password, Pin
Blue Category: PASTA SHAPES
Blue Words: Ear, Elbow, Ribbon, Wheel
Purple Category: DOUBLE ___
Purple Words: Agent, Dribble, Jeopardy, Standard
Did you guess the answers correctly? If so, congratulations. If not, there will be another opportunity to crack the puzzle tomorrow.
Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone. Newsweek will be back with another round of hints and tips for each new game.
In the meantime, you could try your hand at Wordle—another popular game from The New York Times, for which Newsweek also provides daily hints.