Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections 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.

Looking for some help with today's NYT Mini crossword? In that case, the clues and answers are right here for you.

Wordle #1299, which appears in today, January 8‘s edition of the New York Times, can now be solved. Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle invented the NYT word game, which offers players six chances to guess a five-letter word correctly.