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.

The Times had originally scheduled it for July 4, apparently, and sites like ours that post the answers went ahead and used this as the July 4 answer grid.

For a deeper and more personalized analysis of puzzle difficulty, please visit Connections Bot.