is the latest that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like , 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.
If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for August 5's solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. The 's latest daily word game has become a social media hit.
The credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common. Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories.
These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer. If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board.
Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends. Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple.
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