Connections
In June of 2023, the New York Times introduced a new game called “Connections.” I started playing it in July. Here’s how it works and how the July 9, 2023 puzzle worked out for me to give you a feel for how it works if you’re not familiar with it.
Here are the rules:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ConnectionsHowToPlay.png)
Here’s the puzzle ready to start:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Connections_070923Start.jpg)
Here’s my first guess grouping guess:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Connections_1_guess.jpg)
Here’s the confirmation that my first grouping guess was correct, along with what their “connection” is, and my guess at a 2nd grouping:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Connections_1_confirm.jpg)
Here’s the confirmation that my second grouping guess was correct, along with what their “connection” is, and my guess at a 3rd grouping:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Connections_3_guess.jpg)
Here’s the confirmation that my third grouping guess was correct, along with what their “connection” is, and choosing the only remaining items for the 4th grouping:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Connections_4_guess.jpg)
Here’s the confirmation that the remaining four were correct and what their “connection” is:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Connections_4_confirm.jpg)
And here’s the image they provide to share on social media to let others know how you did without revealing the answers:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Connections_Score_Share.png)
Wordle
I have been playing Wordle for a long, long time—since it debuted in October of 2021. Here’s how the July 9, 2023 puzzle worked out for me to give you a feel for how it works if you’re not familiar with it.
Here are the rules:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Photo-Jul-09-2023-10-15-24-AM.jpg)
Here’s the puzzle ready to be started:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WordleBlank070923.png)
Here’s my 1st move on the July 9, 2023 puzzle:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Wordle1-070923.png)
Here’s my 2nd move on the July 9, 2023 puzzle:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Wordle2-070923.png)
Here’s my 3rd move on the July 9, 2023 puzzle:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Wordle3-070923.png)
Here’s my 4th move on the July 9, 2023 puzzle:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Wordle4-070923.png)
Here’s the image it gives you to share on social media without revealing the answer:
![](http://nematome.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Wordle-share-070923.png)