Yellow: Four casual ways to describe a live musical performance, whether it's a stadium spectacle or a dive-bar booking
Green: Four words for someone with a stake or role in what's unfolding — on a stage, in a negotiation, or in a lawsuit
Blue: Four prefixes that reshape a family tree — tack one onto 'mother' or 'sister' and the relationship shifts
Purple: Four English descriptors for early members of our family tree — one stood tall, one was handy, one was wise, and one hails from a German valley
Reveal the Yellow group
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: CONCERT, GIG, SET, SHOW
Reveal the Green group
PARTICIPANT: ACTOR, AGENT, PARTY, PLAYER
Reveal the Blue group
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP MODIFIERS: GRAND, GREAT, HALF, STEP
Reveal the Purple group
DESCRIPTORS FOR OUR HUMAN ANCESTORS: FROM NEANDER, HANDY, UPRIGHT, WISE
How to get better at Connections
Start by scanning for the group you're most certain about — but don't submit immediately. The puzzle always includes red-herring words that fit two categories. Purple is usually wordplay (prefixes, anagrams, hidden words) rather than meaning, so if four words seem unrelated, look at their letters instead. Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue, and purple in rising difficulty.
Connections is published daily by the New York Times at midnight local time. This page is an unofficial fan resource with hints and answers — we are not affiliated with the NYT.