What Is Connections and How Does It Work? At its core, Connections presents players with a grid of 16 words (or short phrases). Your goal is to sort these 16 items into four distinct categories of four items each, with a strict limit of four mistakes before the game ends. https://connectionshint.tips Initial Board: 16 Shuffled Tiles [ Word 1 ] [ Word 2 ] [ Word 3 ] [ Word 4 ] [ Word 5 ] [ Word 6 ] [ Word 7 ] [ Word 8 ] [ Word 9 ] [ Word 10 ] [ Word 11 ] [ Word 12 ] [ Word 13 ] [ Word 14 ] [ Word 15 ] [ Word 16 ] Goal: Group into 4 color-coded sets of 4 without exceeding 4 strikes.