Howdy,
Have you heard of the game 'Connections'? It a New York Times game you can play like Wordle on the NYT website. Personally, I love it.
The premise of the game is you are given 16 seemingly random words. And you have to figure out how they could go together. You get 5 or 6 chances to correctly categorize the different words. You don't have to figure out the category. You just have to figure out which words relate to each other.
Figuring out the category may make it easier. But it's not necessary. When you pick the right four words, it ultimately gives you the category. Here is an example "Words that Start with a Metal: irony, goldsmith, leader, tincture." Or another "Slang Words for Money: Dough, Bacon, Bank, Loot."
The categories are not given. Just the 16 words. And the four categories are rated between easy and tricky.
I love words. I don't always solve the puzzles, but I usually get one and for me that's a win.
And sometimes that's all it takes.
This week is Part 2 of our interview with Matt Eicheldinger. You will be glad you caught this interview!
