A new day means a new Connections Puzzle; if you are struggling with today’s, Newsweek is here to help.

Started by The New York Times In June last year, the popular puzzle game became the publication’s second most played game, behind Wordleanother word puzzle.

If you have never played, Connections challenges players to uncover threads that connect a series of words. Instructions on how to play are below. Clues and answers to today’s puzzle are towards the end of the article, so scroll down carefully if you want to figure them out for yourself.

How to play “Connections”

The rules of Connections are simple. Each day, players are presented with 16 words that they must sort into four different categories. For example, Monday’s puzzle linked the words “consent,” “blessing,” “agreement,” and “support” in the “official approval” category.

Each of the four categories has its own color that indicates the level of difficulty. Yellow is considered the easiest category, followed by green, blue, and purple. Players choose four words that they think are related. If they are correct, they light up, revealing the color of the level of difficulty, and are removed from the board.

However, if a player guesses incorrect word groups four times, the game is over and he is defeated. There is no time limit to the game.

The player can reshuffle the board at any time in the game so that the 16 words are randomly rearranged. Players must also be careful because sometimes the game contains red herrings and it looks like some words are connected when they are not.

‘Connections’ #444 Notes for Wednesday, August 28

Newsweek has some tips to help you understand today’s Connections Categories.

Yellow: Structures that you would find in a park for children to play in.

Green: Objects that can be attached to long pieces of fabric.

Blue: These words can all be described with the same three-letter adjective.

Purple: Words that a toddler can use after another word.

“Connections” No. 444 – Answers for Wednesday, August 28

Yellow Category: PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

Yellow words: Climbing frame, slide, swing, seesaw

Green Category: FOUND AT THE END OF A CORD/CABLE

Green words: Pendulum, tea bag, tetherball, yo-yo

Blue category: Described as dry

Blue words: Desert, Humor, Martini, Teetotaler

Purple Category: BABY ___

Purple words: Blues, Boomer, Steps, Teeth

Did you find the answers? If so, congratulations; if not, please don’t give up on the game. Practice makes perfect, and the next Connections Puzzle will be released on Thursday.

Connections will be published at midnight in your local time zone and Newsweek I’ll be back tomorrow with another round of tips and hints.

If you can’t wait, why not try these other popular online word puzzle games?