Title: Palette Word Connections Author: ravid007 Published: October 3, 2026 Last modified: October 3, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/palette-word-connections/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3726407) ![](https://ps.w.org/palette-word-connections/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3726407) # Palette Word Connections By [ravid007](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ravid007/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/palette-word-connections.1.4.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/palette-word-connections/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/palette-word-connections/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/palette-word-connections/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/palette-word-connections/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/palette-word-connections/) ## Description Create word-grouping puzzles and embed them in any page or post. Players see 16 words and must sort them into four hidden groups of four, in the style of the popular“ Connections” word game. Palette Word Connections is an independent plugin. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to The New York Times Company or its games. * Four groups, from easiest to hardest, each with its own colour * Tap to select four words and submit; wrong guesses shake, correct groups are revealed * “One away!” message when three of the four selected words belong together * Mistakes allowed per game (1–15, default 10), shown as dots * Optional hint button per game: highlights two words from the same group, once * Shuffle and deselect buttons, and “Play again” at the end * Progress is kept in the player’s browser, so a page reload doesn’t restart the game * Optional reveal hint per group, shown after the group is solved * Per-game language: Hebrew (RTL) or English (LTR), independent of the site language; new games start in the site language * Warns you when a word appears in more than one group * Live preview on the game’s edit screen * Shortcode with a copy button in the games list * Group colours configurable under Palette Word Connections Settings * Elementor widget (works in the Elementor editor too), plus a shortcode for any editor or theme * Accessible: keyboard focus, pressed state on selected words, screen-reader announcements * No external scripts, fonts or requests ## Screenshots [⌊A game in progress: one group found, a near miss ("One away!") and three words selected.⌉⌊A game in progress: one group found, a near miss ("One away!") and three words selected.⌉[ A game in progress: one group found, a near miss (“One away!”) and three words selected. [⌊A solved game, with the hint shown for the hardest group.⌉⌊A solved game, with the hint shown for the hardest group.⌉[ A solved game, with the hint shown for the hardest group. [⌊The game edit screen with groups, settings and live preview.⌉⌊The game edit screen with groups, settings and live preview.⌉[ The game edit screen with groups, settings and live preview. ## Installation 1. Upload the `palette-word-connections` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` 2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu 3. Go to **Palette Word Connections** in the admin menu and add a game: a title, four groups (a name and four words each), and the game settings (language, mistakes allowed, hint) 4. Publish the game 5. Copy its shortcode from the games list, e.g. `[word_connections id="123"]`, or drag the **Palette Word Connections** widget in Elementor ## FAQ ### Do I need Elementor? No. The shortcode works in the block editor, the classic editor and theme templates. ### Can I show an English game on a Hebrew site (or the other way round)? Yes. Each game has its own language setting, which controls the game’s text and direction. ### Can I have more than one game on a page? Yes. Every shortcode or widget instance is independent. ### Who can see a game? Published games are shown to everyone. Drafts and private games are shown only to users who can edit them. ### Where is progress saved? In the player’s browser (localStorage). Nothing is sent to the server. Editing a game’s words resets saved progress for that game. ### What happens to my games if I delete the plugin? They are kept, unless you tick “Delete all games when the plugin is deleted” in Palette Word Connections Settings. The plugin’s settings are always removed. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Palette Word Connections” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ ravid007 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ravid007/) [Translate “Palette Word Connections” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/palette-word-connections) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/palette-word-connections/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/palette-word-connections/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/palette-word-connections/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/palette-word-connections/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.4.0 * Renamed to Palette Word Connections (slug `palette-word-connections`). Shortcode, widget and games are unchanged. #### 1.3.0 * Clean identifiers: shortcode `[word_connections]`, Elementor widget `word_connections`, game data key `_wconn_groups` * Form input is unslashed on read and slashed on save #### 1.2.0 * Shortcode and language columns in the games list, with a copy button * Warning when a word appears more than once * Drafts and private games are shown only to users who can edit them * Per-game settings: mistakes allowed and hint button * Progress kept in the browser, and a “Play again” button * Live preview on the edit screen * Works inside the Elementor editor * Accessibility improvements * Option to delete all games on uninstall * Settings moved to the plugin’s own menu Settings #### 1.1.0 * Renamed to Word Connections * Hebrew and English translations, with a per-game language and direction * Group colours are now a setting * Shortcode `[word_connections]` #### 1.0.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.4.0** * Last updated **1 day ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.2** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [elementor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/elementor/)[puzzle](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/puzzle/) [quiz](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/quiz/)[rtl](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/rtl/) [word game](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/word-game/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/palette-word-connections/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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