Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the relationship between words. It sounds easy, but it’s not. Link categories can be almost anything and are usually quite specific. If you need help getting answers, we’re here for you.

What are Links?

Connections is a play by the New York Times. The goal is simple: divide 16 words into groups of 4. Each group of words will be connected by a common idea or theme. This common element can be anything. We’ve seen everything from games based on the number of letters in words to categories that require you to find an extra letter at the end of the word. Sometimes they refer to the economy, sometimes they refer to fairy tales. It is impossible to say what kind of relationship there will be between the words.

Once you are sure you understand the link, choose 4 words and press “Send”. You only have four tries in total, so don’t get too excited about the guesses.

Tips for Today’s Link Groups

Here are a few tips for the 506. Connections game to get you started:

If you still need help, here are the actual group names:

Today’s NYT Links Answers

In Pristine Condition (Yellow):

Mint, New, Original, Unused

Medical Roles (Green):

Participant, Researcher, Intern, Assistant

Singular Noun (Blue) in the Famous TV Series “Julius Caesar”:

Countryman, Ear, Friend, Roman

___ Square (Purple):

Perfect, Pocket, Times, Town

How Can You Predict Link Groups?

Since Connections is not algorithmic, there is no fast and reliable way to approach Connections like there is in Wordle. However, there are a few things to keep in mind that may help.

1. Search for similar parts of speech. Are some words verbs and others nouns? Some adjectives? Try mentally grouping them into these categories and see if any other patterns emerge.

2. Are the words synonymous? Sometimes categories may be mere synonyms of a phrase, or very close synonyms. But don’t rely too much on this. Sometimes Connections deliberately uses words such as: Sometimes synonyms to mislead you.

3. Try saying the words. Sometimes saying the words helps. One of the puzzles we saw involved the words go, speed, faster, clip, tempo, speed, move, commute and rush, which are clearly related to the idea of ​​movement. But when you say them, it becomes a little clearer that only four of them (go, move, hurry, faster) are things you would say to encourage someone to take action.

4. wait red herring. Links often contain words that are reasonable but incorrectly grouped together. Let’s take the words Bud, Corona and Light for example. You might instinctively see these three words together and assume they were lumped together in a beer-related category, but they weren’t.

5. Look for different words. If a word on your board doesn’t have multiple meanings or can only be used in a single context, try using that word as the basis for a category.

6. Shuffle the board. Sometimes moving words around helps you look at them from new angles.

Don’t feel bad if you haven’t figured this out, there’s always tomorrow! And these quotes can align with a topic you’re interested in and give you a leg up on your competition.