The New York Times’ Connections puzzle has become a popular daily word game that challenges players to identify common threads linking groups of words. Today’s puzzle, numbered #1159 for August 13, 2026, may prove manageable for those familiar with frequent air travel.
In Connections, players must categorize 16 words into four distinct groups of four words each. The game features a color-coded difficulty system, with yellow representing the easiest category and purple the most challenging. Players receive up to four incorrect guesses before the game ends, though they can shuffle the board layout to help spot connections more easily.
Today’s puzzle includes categories centered on perseverance, gradual movement, airline loyalty benefits, and idiomatic expressions involving cold. The solutions reveal words such as “persist” and “continue” for perseverance, “creep” and “inch” for slow movement, “lounge” and “miles” for airline perks, and “shoulder” and “feet” for cold-related idioms.
Like other New York Times games such as Wordle, Connections resets daily with increasingly challenging word sets. Players can share their results on social media, making it a social experience alongside the puzzle-solving challenge.
Originally reported by Mashable →
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