Word game fans, we know you all love the thrill of solving word puzzles in New York Time’s Connections and that’s exactly why we’ve brought you something that’ll amuse you. Introducing Word Ties, a simple yet proper challenging word game that brings the charm of word puzzles to your browsers. The simplicity of the game, combines with the sleek interface and the challenging nature makes it a brain training masterpiece, one that you word game fans wouldn’t want to miss out on let’s delve deeper into the game as we discuss what the game is about, how it works, how it’s different from New York Time’s Connections, and what sort of experience is offers.

What if we told you that there’s a new word puzzle that you have to solve every single day – you’d think to yourself, That’s Easy! Well, that’s not the case with Word Ties. Word Ties throws five groups of four words at you each day. The goal of the game? To connect all four words that are similar in one way or the other. The connections can range from simple themes like colors or clothing to more abstract ideas like emotions or historical events. You’ll have to tap at each word from one row and see if you’ve made the right combination of 4 words.

One major difference in gameplay from New York Time’s Connections is that, you won’t be getting any color-coded clues instead, you’ll be all on your own and you’ll have to train your brain to make that combo. Not so simple, right? To decipher this relationship between those 4 words, you’ll need to think critically because sometimes, some words are alike but they aren’t part of the combo.

A word game, especially a difficult one, simply cannot leave you there in the open to dry and you’ll always have a helpful companion, the Hint button. Same is the case with Word Ties. If you’re finding it hard and you’re stuck on a particularly stubborn group, try the hint feature. The hint won’t solve it all for you but, you’ll get that small sense of direction without spoiling the entire puzzle. This hint can only be used once a game so you have to make sure you make the most of it and use it at the right time.

Now we come to another major question, how does Word Ties compare to the New York Times' Connections? The concept for both games remain the same, deciphering that connection and relation of words but, there are some differences.

As discussed above, Word Ties is a tiny bit more difficult that New York Times' Connections and the sole reason behind that is the lack of color-coded clues that you won’t be getting in Word Ties. Also, Word Ties takes the edge when it comes to variety as well. Both games offer a good amount of variety in the types of connections but, Word Ties seems to delve a bit deeper into more obscure themes and wordplay.

All in all, it’s totally up to your preference which game pleases you more. Both offer a simple yet challenging experience and if you’re a word game lover, you’d love to try Word Ties as well.