The NYT 's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app.

Ms. Iverson offers four theme phrases where the last word in each one is a hairstyle.