Connections is the hit daily word puzzle brought to you by The New York Times. Edited by Wyna Liu, the game is such a hit it is second only to Wordle as one of the newspaper's most played games. Instructions on how to play the game are below, as are some handy hints to help you solve today's game.

Here's today's Connections answer and hints for groups. These clues will help you solve New York Times' popular puzzle game, Connections, every day!

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.