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.

Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition raised my confidence with a very easy yellow category.

If today’s Connections puzzle felt more cryptic than usual, you weren’t imagining things. The New York Times’ word association game took a quirky turn on Friday, July 4 (Puzzle #753), offering a clever play on state abbreviations and everyday shorthand.