India, Sept. 28 -- NYT Connections returns with another 16-word puzzle that looks simple at first glance but quickly becomes a test of pattern recognition while in Game #1205, players must sort the words into four groups of four, with each category hiding a different kind of connection. Today's puzzle mixes plants, seafood condiments, automobile names and a particularly tricky word pattern. That variety makes it easy to spot several possible connections while still leaving one group difficult to crack.

What is NYT Connections?

The New York Times Connections is a daily word puzzle in which players organize 16 words into four groups of four. The four categories are commonly represented by four difficulty colours as yellow, green, blue and...