In fact, the solve rate dips below 50 percent some days. To help highlight where players are going wrong, a new bot is employing AI to guess the thought process they're using for the most common mistakes every day. For the uninitiated, Connections is a word/logic game that the paper of record debuted last year. Every day, you're presented with a grid of 16 words that you have to split into four categories. There's only one solution and after four mistakes, the game is over.

Hop on YouTube and Have a look. It is generally pretty funny things. It is a tongue-in-cheek honor that recognizes individuals for the most complicated attempts to do something that they believe is cool. One carries a selfie using a wounded bear, yet another one screws a jet engine into a skate. These adventurous activities lead to deadly mistakes with dire effects and humorous remarks. Spoiler alert -- regrettably -- they all perish.