Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

It's time yet again for the Connections puzzle to give players a selection of challenging words that somehow have to be sorted with few mistakes.

NYT's Connections puzzle tests players' abilities to group words into thematic categories using logic and creativity. Offering a daily challenge, the game consists of 16 words sorted into four groups.