The NYT 's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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The concept behind Connections is deceptively straightforward: take 16 words and organize them into four sets of four, with each set connected by a shared theme.