Join the Puzzle Craze!

NYT Connections is taking the word game world by storm! This engaging game is all about discovering the "common threads between words." Just like Wordle, each day presents a brand new challenge that resets at midnight—getting tougher each time! If you need a little help tackling today’s puzzle, we’ve got some valuable hints to help you ace it!

What is Connections?

Connections, crafted by the talented associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu, is now a digital sensation featured in the New York Times Games section. Accessible via web browsers and mobile devices, the game invites players to group 16 words into four categories based on shared characteristics. Whether it's book titles, software names, or countries, only one combination is the winner!

The thrill lies in the strategy—guess correctly and the words are cleared from the board, but a wrong guess counts as a mistake, with a max of four allowed before your game ends! Rearranging the board helps in spotting those tricky connections, and the color-coded groups—yellow, green, blue, and purple—guide you from easy to challenging.

Hints for Today's Categories!

Ready for a clue? Here are categories to ponder without revealing too much:

- Yellow: Think 'foyer' - Green: Consider 'navigation tools' - Blue: Something that means 'to transcend' - Purple: Reflect on 'famous roads'!

Today's Categories Revealed!

Need a bit more guidance? Here’s what today’s categories center around: - Yellow: Entryway - Green: Map Features - Blue: Surpass - Purple: Streets with Symbolic Importance!

The Big Reveal!

If you're ready for the solutions to today’s Connections #826, pause here if you want to make your guesses first. Now, the moment of truth!

**Today’s Answers:** - **Entryway:** DOOR, GATE, HATCH, PORTAL - **Map Features:** COMPASS, INSET, KEY, SCALE - **Surpass:** BEAT, BEST, BETTER, TOP - **Streets with Symbolic Importance:** DOWNING, FLEET, MAIN, WALL!

Don’t fret if you didn’t crack it this time—tomorrow brings new challenges! Be sure to join us for more tips and tricks to conquer your next Connections puzzle!

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