It’s Friday—time to unwind with the newest Connections puzzle.
The New York Times game has seen massive success since it first launched in June 2023 and is the newspaper’s second most-played word puzzle behind Wordle.
In an interview with Newsweek earlier this year, Connections developer and NYT crossword editor Wyna Liu reflected on its success.
“The response has been really incredible and overwhelming, and unexpected,” she said in June. “It’s exciting that something I care very deeply about is resonating with people.”
The answers for Friday’s Connections puzzle will be revealed at end of this article, so if you want to work them out yourself, be wary of scrolling too far.
How to Play ‘Connections’
If you’re new to Connections, it’s easy to pick up the rules of play. To start, players are given a set of 16 words and must break those words into four groups of four based on similar characteristics or themes. The categories range in difficulty—purple is the hardest, followed by blue, green and yellow, which is considered the easiest.
For example, in Thursday’s puzzle, one of the categories was “PBS shows,” and the words associated with that category were “Frontline,” “Masterpiece,” “Nature” and “Nova.” This was a blue category.
If your four selected words are correct, they will flash in the category difficulty color and disappear from the board. If they are incorrect, however, they will remain on the grid.
While players are not constrained by a time limit, they’re only given four guesses, so be sure to think carefully before hitting “Submit.” If you’re struggling and need some assistance while you play, feel free to click the “Shuffle” button.
‘Connections’ #467 Clues for Friday, September 20
Newsweek has some clues to help you work out today’s Connections puzzle.
Yellow: Assuming to be true without evidence
Green: A specific type of person
Blue: Terms associated with a popular Harrison Ford film
Purple: For these answers, think of words linked to a particular pet
A girl uses a cell phone with a triple camera. “Connections” is a popular word game with a global following since its release in 2023. Finding game number 467 tricky? Newsweek has helpful clues and hints.
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‘Connections’ #467 Answers for Friday, September 20
Yellow Category: PRESUME
Yellow Words: Figure, Imagine, Suspect, Think
Green Category: SOMEBODY
Green Words: Character, Individual, Party, Person
Blue Category: CHARACTERS IN ‘THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK,’ FAMILIARITY
Blue Words: Boba, Chewy, Emperor, Solo
Purple Category: WORDS AFTER “KITTY”
Purple Words: Cat, Corner, Hawk, Litter
Were you able to solve Friday’s puzzle? If not, a new Connections game will be available for you to try on Saturday.
Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, and Newsweek will return with more helpful hints.
In the meantime, why not try these other word puzzles, like Spellspire and Words with Friends?
