India, May 12 -- The daily puzzle phenomenon Connections continues drawing millions of players searching for hidden links between seemingly unrelated words since launching as part of the growing New York Times puzzle lineup, Connections has become one of the most discussed online brain games, alongside Wordle and Strands.

The challenge for May 13 (#1067) mixes food references, smartphone editing tools, logical reasoning terms and playful word associations while today's puzzle appears simple at first glance, but several overlapping meanings make it surprisingly tricky.

According to puzzle engagement trackers, word based logic games have seen more than a 40% rise in daily participation globally over the past two years, largely driven by m...