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If you’ve ever looked at a grid of 16 random words in the New York Times’ Connections puzzle and found it hard to think of the answer, you’re not alone. This daily game has become a popular ...

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Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. By New York Times Games Good morning, dear connectors. Welcome to today’s Connections forum, where you can give and ...

An engineer for New York Times Games has been trying to teach artificial intelligence to understand wordplay more like a human. By Shafik Quoraishee Shafik Quoraishee is a machine-learning engineer ...

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