Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into different categories. It can be difficult, so read on if you need Connections tips.
SPOILER ALERT: Today’s NYT Connections information is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NEW Connections today (game #865) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- DOGGY
- FINE
- PREMIUM
- SWAG
- STONE
- KITTY
- BALL
- ANDY
- BIRDS
- GO
- SWELL
- PURSE
- MIXED
- POT
- PUK
- DANDY
NEW Connections today (game #865) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Feels good
- GREEN: Reward
- BLUE: The kit is required to win gold
- PURPLE: Add a word that rhymes with “nag”
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NEW Connections today (game #865) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PEACHY
- GREEN: Wins
- BLUE: PIECES OF OLYMPIC SPORTS EQUIPMENT
- PURPLE: ____BAG
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #865) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #865, are…
- YELLOW: PEACHY DANDY, DUCKY, FINE, SWELL
- GREEN: Wins KITTY, POT, PRIZE, POINT
- BLUE: PIECES OF OLYMPIC SPORTS EQUIPMENT BALL, BIRDS, PUCK, STONE
- PURPLE: ____BAG DOGGY, GO, MIXED, SWAG
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 3 errors
I made a mistake in each of the three groups today.
For the yellow group I had BIRDIE instead of DUCKY; Although both sounded like they belonged in a PG Wodehouse novel, I thought DUCKY was a term of endearment rather than a term of good humor.
In the green group I initially had SWAG instead of PRIZE and for PIECES OF OLYMPIC SPORTS EQUIPMENT I had GO instead of BIRDIE.
By the way, for anyone wondering, a birdie is another word for a shuttlecock, the feathered projectile used in badminton.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, October 22nd, Game #864)
- YELLOW: REGULATIONS ELECTRICITY, GAS, TELEPHONE, WATER
- GREEN: ADAPTS TO ONE’S NEEDS FASHION, FORM, FORM, CUT
- BLUE: KIND OF ANTS ARMY, WOOD, FIRE, PHARAOH
- PURPLE: COPY____ CAT, PASTA, RIGHT, WRITE
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games created by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four elements that share something in common, and each group has a different degree of difficulty: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough, and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you technically don’t need to solve the last one, as you’ll be able to answer it by a process of elimination. Also, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It’s a little more involved than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to let you play tricks. For example, watch out for homophones and other puns that can hide the answers.
It can be played for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
