Custom Connections: Create Your Own Connections Game

Create a Custom Connections Game and Challenge Your Friends

Create your own Connections puzzle with Custom Connections tool , a fun and interactive way to build word-grouping games around themes of your choice. Design a unique challenge, share it with friends, and see if they can uncover the hidden connections.

Like any other connections game, the objective is a customized connections simple: players need to sort a grid of words into groups of four, with each group sharing a common theme. Players must use logical reasoning, vocabulary, and pattern recognition to figure out how the words relate to one another.

How to Create Your Own Connections Puzzle

Start by adding themes/categories and words that belong together. Arrange your groups to create a puzzle that suits your preferred difficulty level. A live preview lets you see how your game will appear to players, shuffle the words, and fine-tune the layout before sharing.

You can also drag the groups using the ☰ handle or use the arrow controls to arrange them from easiest to hardest. The group colors automatically follow your chosen order, helping you create a balanced challenge.

Once you’re happy with your puzzle, generate a unique shareable link and send it to friends, family, or anyone who enjoys a good word challenge.

Play, Share, and Test Your Connections

Anyone with your link can open the puzzle and try to identify the four hidden groups. After each guess, the game provides feedback to help players track their progress and see how many groups they’ve correctly identified.

The goal is to find every group by recognizing the shared themes behind the words. Whether you’re creating a puzzle for fun, testing your friends’ word skills, or putting together a challenge for a group, Custom Connections tool lets you turn your own ideas into a playable word game!