If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times ' elevated word-search game.

To help keep your winning streak alive, Newsweek has gathered some hints to guide you through Sunday's puzzle without giving too much away. After its debut in The New York Times in June 2023, Connections quickly built a large following.

Connections is the latest New York Times word game 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.

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

The New York Times crossword puzzle can be tough! If you're stuck, we're here to help with a list of today's clues and answers.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed.

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

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