Country Connections
16 countries in disguise. 4 hidden connections.
Every tile is a country, shown as its name, flag, outline or capital. Find the four groups of four.
Solve a group to drop its countries on the map.
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How to play Country Connections
- 1Every tile is a country in disguise: its name, its flag, its outline or its capital city.
- 2Pick four tiles that share something and press Submit. The colours only tell you how hard a group is: yellow is easy, purple is devious.
- 3Found a group? Name what links them from three options to earn a ★.
- 4Four wrong guesses and the puzzle ends. Stuck on a tile? A 🧭 Scout unmasks it for 5 points.
capitalMadrid Germany France 
Italy 
Spain 
Germany A flag (France), an outline (Italy), a capital (Madrid is the capital of Spain) and a name (Germany). Four disguises, one connection: they all use the euro.
Scoring
- 20 points for every group you find
- 5 points for every link you name
- 5 points off for every mistake and every scout
- A perfect day scores 100
About Country Connections
Country Connections is a free daily geography puzzle in the style of the famous word connections games, but every tile is a country. Some show their name, others hide behind a flag, an outline or a capital, so you first have to recognise the country before you can connect it.
The links come from real geography: continents, neighbours, flags, seas, mountains, rivers, currencies, languages and history. Everyone gets the same puzzle each day, it gets a little harder from Monday to Sunday, and after each game you can see the red herrings that were meant to trick you.
Frequently asked questions
Is Country Connections free?
Yes. It is free to play every day, in the browser, on phone or computer.
When is there a new puzzle?
A new puzzle unlocks every day at midnight UTC. Everyone plays the same one.
What do the colours mean?
Only difficulty: yellow is the easiest group and purple the most devious. The colour never tells you what the link is.
What is a red herring?
A tile that seems to fit two groups. Only one way of sorting all 16 tiles works, so the other groups tell you where it really belongs.
Can I play past puzzles?
Not yet. You can see yesterday's answers on the answers page, and an archive is planned.