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NYT Connections

Welcome to r/NYTConnections, for fans of The New York Times’ game, Connections! Be sure to familiarize yourself with our rules before posting or commenting. Not affiliated with The New York Times.

66k subscribers376 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~8% by known bots)168 authors / mosince 2023

r/NYTConnections has 66k members (+21% over the last 12 months). It gets about 376 posts a month from 168 people. Top topics: Puzzle Games, Word Games and Crossword Puzzles.

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Size and growth

How r/NYTConnections has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+21%in 12 months · +3.7% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202666k
Growing66k subscribers
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+3.9%vs Sep 2025 · +22% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026376
BusierPeaked at 976 in Feb 2024
Sep 2026: incl. ~8% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/NYTConnections

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Puzzle Games49%
  2. Word Games1.4%
  3. Crossword Puzzles1.4%
  4. Puzzle Hobbies1.0%
  5. Puzzle Solving Adventures0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

Can you post

Posting rules for r/NYTConnections

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Timing and removals

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What to post

What works on r/NYTConnections

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Who writes here

Who posts on r/NYTConnections

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How they talk

What people ask for on r/NYTConnections

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research