Today’s grid rewards two classic Connections instincts: spotting “category words” that belong together immediately, and isolating the wordplay group by listening to how the words start.
You can play the official puzzle here: New York Times Connections.
Hints come first, then a practice board, and the full answers are hidden under a tap-to-reveal box.
Hints for Today’s Groups
- Yellow: The kinds of books you keep nearby when you want facts fast.
- Green: Evidence of the past—something that lingers after it’s gone.
- Blue: Psychological “___ complex” territory.
- Purple: Starts with ways you’d try to reach someone by phone (say the first syllable out loud).
One word from each group to steady your footing:
- Yellow: ATLAS
- Green: VESTIGE
- Blue: OEDIPUS
- Purple: RINGMASTER
Practice Board
Tap 4 words that belong together, then hit Submit Group. Solve all four groups to finish.
Ready to Reveal the Answers?
Click to reveal full solution
REFERENCE BOOKS
ATLAS, DICTIONARY, ENCYCLOPEDIA, THESAURUS
SOMETHING THAT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES
ECHO, REMINDER, TRACE, VESTIGE
KINDS OF COMPLEXES
ELECTRA, INFERIORITY, OEDIPUS, SUPERIORITY
STARTING WITH WAYS TO REACH SOMEONE VIA PHONE
BUZZARD, CALLIOPE, DIALECT, RINGMASTER
Puzzle Notes
The cleanest route today is to secure the reference-book set first, then grab the memory-trace set, because that removes the most “ordinary” words from the board and makes the phone-syllable starts stand out; the complexes group is often the one that feels obvious only after you’ve reduced the clutter.
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