About us
About Connections Hintz
Your daily companion for the New York Times puzzle suite. Spoiler-free hints first, full answers when you need them, updated every morning.
Our mission
Helping you solve, not solving for you
Connections Hintz exists for one reason: to keep the fun in puzzle-solving while making sure you never have to stare at the screen in frustration. We publish daily hints, strategy breakdowns, and full solutions for six New York Times word games, all structured so you choose exactly how much help you want.
Whether you are protecting a 200-day Wordle streak, tackling the purple group in Connections, or chasing Genius rank in Spelling Bee, our tiered hint system lets you get a gentle nudge or jump straight to the answer. No ads that spoil the puzzle above the fold, no auto-revealing content. You stay in control.
Track record
Published daily since 2024
4,000+
Puzzles covered across 7 NYT games
7
Games updated every single day
9 AM ET
All hints published before morning
All puzzle data is sourced directly from official NYT APIs and The Athletic. Our AI-assisted analysis identifies tricky words, red herrings, and difficulty patterns, then each puzzle is verified by our editorial team before publication.
What we cover
Six NYT games, one destination
Connections
Group 16 words into four hidden categories. We break down each colour tier with progressive hints so you can crack the tricky purple group on your own.
Wordle
Guess the five-letter word in six tries. Our daily coverage includes letter-pattern insights, high-utility openers, and a semantic meaning clue before the full reveal.
Strands
Find themed words hidden in a letter grid and uncover the spangram. We publish the theme hint, individual word nudges, and the spangram answer each morning.
Spelling Bee
Build words from seven letters to reach Genius rank. Our hints include the pangram, two-letter starting lists, and point targets for every rank threshold.
Mini Crossword
Solve the bite-sized NYT crossword in record time. We provide clue-by-clue hints for tricky entries plus the full grid solution when you need it.
Letter Boxed
Connect letters around the box to form words and clear all 12 letters. We share optimal two-word solutions and alternative paths daily.
How it works
Progressive, spoiler-free hints
Every puzzle page follows the same three-tier structure. Hints are hidden behind deliberate reveal buttons so nothing is spoiled by accident.
Gentle nudges
Broad thematic clues and starting direction. Enough to unstick you without giving anything away. No category names, no letters, no spoilers.
Light spoilers
More specific guidance: partial category descriptions, letter-position hints for Wordle, or individual word clues for Strands. Enough detail to close the gap if a nudge was not enough.
Full answers
Complete solutions with context. Category groupings, the Wordle word, every Strands answer, the pangram, and the full Mini grid. Revealed on demand so you are always in control.
Editorial standards
Verified daily, published by 9 AM ET
Accuracy matters when someone is trusting you with their puzzle streak. Every set of hints goes through a two-stage process before it reaches the site:
Stage 1 — Solve & draft
When each puzzle resets (typically midnight ET for most games), we solve it in full, cross-reference the official NYT data, and draft hints that progress from vague to specific.
Stage 2 — Verify & publish
A second pass confirms every answer, checks that spoiler boundaries are correct, and ensures the page renders properly. Hints go live before most solvers sit down with their morning coffee.
If an error ever slips through, we correct it as soon as it is flagged and note the change at the top of the affected puzzle page.
Our methodology
How we create hints and content
Every piece of content on Connections Hintz follows a consistent editorial process designed to maximize accuracy and usefulness.
1. Daily puzzle solving
Our team solves every NYT puzzle the moment it resets. We document our solving process, noting trap words, difficulty patterns, and category logic that inform our hints.
2. Pattern analysis
We track historical data across all puzzles, analyzing letter frequencies, category themes, difficulty trends, and common wordplay patterns. This data drives our strategy guides and comparison tables.
3. Progressive hint design
Hints are structured in three tiers: gentle nudges, specific guidance, and full reveals. Each tier is tested to ensure it provides enough information to help without spoiling the satisfaction of solving.
All strategy content and game analysis is based on our team's direct puzzle-solving experience and publicly available NYT data. We cite sources when referencing specific statistics.
Get in touch
Have a question, spotted an error, or just want to say hello? We read every message and typically respond within 24 hours.
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