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How to make your own Connections puzzle

A quick walkthrough of the free Connections Puzzle Maker: name four groups of four words, check the colored board, play it yourself, then get a free link anyone can play in the browser.

0:55 · Narrated, with captions (turn them on with CC)

Step by step

  1. 1On the Connections Puzzle Maker, add an optional title, like Game Night Warm-Up.
  2. 2For each of the four groups — yellow is easiest, purple toughest — type a category and four words.
  3. 3The status chip confirms: 16 words, all different — ready to share.
  4. 4In Creator view the board is colored by group. Press Shuffle tiles, and plant a red herring or two.
  5. 5Switch to Play it to see the shuffled, uncolored tiles players get.
  6. 6Press Get the play link: copy your free link, use the QR code, or press Print sheet for a PDF with the answer key.
  7. 7Open the page and play it yourself — pick four words and press Submit. Anyone can play without an account.

Transcript

Here's how to make a Connections-style puzzle, in about a minute. Give it a title, if you like. Then name your first group, and type its four words. Then the other three. It checks that all sixteen words are different. Creator view colors the groups, just for you. Shuffle, and spot the red herring: Key. Play it shows what your players will see. Click Get the play link. Your puzzle gets its own page, free. Copy the link, or put the QR code on a slide. Want it on paper? Print sheet gives you a PDF with the answer key. Open it, and play it yourself first. Anyone with the link can play, right in the browser. One group down. Three to go. And there's your puzzle, ready to share. Watch out for Key. There are also thirty-two ready-made ones, free to play.

Chapter by chapter

0:04 Name your four groups
Give it a title, type a category and four words for each group, and the maker checks all 16 words are different.
0:16 Check it in Creator view
The board is colored by group so you can check your categories; shuffle the tiles, spot the red herring, and switch to Play it to see what players see.
0:24 Get the free play link
Get the play link publishes a free page with a link to copy, a QR code, and Print sheet for a PDF with answer key.
0:36 Play it first
Open the page and play: select four words, press Submit, and the group locks in — anyone can play without an account.