Today’s Clues and Answers For Game #307

Connections is back with another daily brain teaser—and Newsweek is on hand to help with tips, hints, and the answers for those who need them.

Launched in June 2023, the latest New York Times daily puzzle offering has shored up a large fanbase, with players returning each day to try to beat it.

Each puzzle consists of 16 words, with each group of words separated into four categories, and players need to figure out the common thread between each category: yellow, green, blue and purple. To use a previous example, a category could be describing measuring instruments, and the answers would be compass, ruler, scale, and watch.

Words can often belong in two categories, to add a layer of difficulty. However, each group must consist of four individual words, with no repeated answers. Groups are more difficult according to their color, with yellow being the easiest, then green, blue, and finally purple being the hardest category to crack.

A stock image of a woman looking excitedly at her phone. Connections was launched in summer 2023 and has developed a dedicated fan base.

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The game’s editor, Wyna Liu of The New York Times, said there are varying levels of difficulty between the categories given each day: “Some categories might be defined by their use of wordplay—palindromes, homophones, adding or dropping letters and words —rather than the literal meanings of the words on the cards. I saw three areas of potential difficulty that could be adjusted: the familiarity of the words, the ambiguity of their categorization and the variety of the wordplay.”

While it may seem as though multiple words could fit together, tread with caution: there is only one correct answer. If all four words are correctly placed into each set, those words will be removed from the board. Each incorrect guess counts toward the mistake tally. Players can make up to four mistakes before the game is up and no more chances are given.

Players are also permitted to “shuffle” the board, which can help make the puzzle easier.