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Run a wire from each colored dot to its matching twin. Wires never cross — cover every square to score the perfect-clear bonus. No timer, no luck, free retries.

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Connect the Wires Puzzle: how to play, rules & tips

Play Connect the Wires Puzzle free online: draw a wire between each pair of matching colored dots, never cross another wire, and fill every square of the board. It is a relaxing connect-the-pairs puzzle, also called numberlink, with no timer.

How to play Connect the Wires Puzzle

Drag from a colored dot to its twin. Wires run up, down, left and right through neighboring squares, never diagonally. You can also tap squares one at a time. Drag back along a wire to shorten it.

Wires can't cross. If you draw over another color's wire, that wire is cut at that point. You can't pass through another color's dot. The board is solved when every pair is connected and every square is filled, which earns a Perfect Clear.

Boards, buttons and scoring

There are 8 hand-made boards: two at 5 by 5, two at 6 by 6, two at 7 by 7 and two at 8 by 8, with four to nine colors each. Every board has a full solution, and there is no timer or luck. After the last board, play goes back to the first.

Clear board wipes every wire, and Skip moves to the next board. After a Perfect Clear, choose Next board or Replay. Each connected pair scores 25 points, each filled square 2, and a Perfect Clear adds 400. Erasing a wire never takes back Neons you have banked.

Connect the Wires Puzzle tips

Start with dots on the edges and corners. Wires that hug the border rarely block anything.
Connect pairs that sit right next to each other first. They usually have only one sensible route.
Watch for single empty squares that no wire can reach. If you leave one, the board can't be filled.
Long wires often have to snake to fill space. Use them to cover leftover areas.
Never wall off a dot from its twin. Check that each unconnected pair still has an open route.
Tap a dot to restart just that color instead of clearing the whole board.

Frequently asked questions

Is Connect the Wires Puzzle free?

Yes. HypeGameRoom is free: no sign-up, no download and nothing to buy to play. Arcade games reward Neons, a play-only currency that can never be cashed out.

Can wires cross?

No. Drawing over another wire cuts that wire where they meet.

Do I have to fill every square?

To solve the board, yes. Connecting every pair and filling every square earns the Perfect Clear bonus.

How many puzzles are there?

There are 8 boards, from 5 by 5 up to 8 by 8. Every one has a full solution.