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 #872) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- PUMPKIN
- HORROR
- MURDER
- MYSTERY
- BUTLER
- ANGEL
- ROMANCE
- CHARM
- FANTASY
- BLOOM
- SUGAR
- PARLIAMENT
- CHARGE
- LOVE
- GAGGLE
- GUTHRIE
NEW Connections today (game #872) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Loving nicknames
- GREEN: As seen in the bookstores
- BLUE: Feathered friends
- PURPLE: Celebrities that could be places
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 #872) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TERMS OF OFFER
- GREEN: GENRE FICTION
- BLUE: COLLECTIVE nouns for birds
- PURPLE: PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE US CITIES
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #872) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #872, are…
- YELLOW: TERMS OF OFFER ANGEL, LOVE, CUTTER, SUGAR
- GREEN: GENRE FICTION FANTASY, HORROR, MYSTERY, ROMANCE
- BLUE: COLLECTIVE nouns for birds CHARM, GAGGLE, MURDER, PARLIAMENT
- PURPLE: PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE US CITIES BLOOM, BUTLER, GUTHRIE, LEVY
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
The green and blue groups played into my interests in reading and ornithology. The truth is, I prefer browsing in bookshops to actually reading, and I know next to nothing about birds – apart from some of the brilliant BIRD COLLECTIONS. These are great, but my favorite is ‘a flamboyance of flamingos’.
Despite this lead, I still made two mistakes from the last eight pieces. In my determination to get a purple group I thought I was collecting NBA players as I was familiar with both Jimmy BUTLER and Mike LOVE. I got “one away” twice before I changed tack and saw the blindingly obvious TERMS.
By the way, to save you a google, they are PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE US CITIES: Orlando BLOOM, Eugene LEVY, Savannah GUTHRIE and Austin BUTLER.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, October 29, Game #871)
- YELLOW: FORTITUDE BACKGROUND, COURAGE, HEART, SPIRIT
- GREEN: CHANNEL MEDIUM, OUTLET, PLATFORM, PLATFORM
- BLUE: WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH THE “SAY” SOUND SACRUM, SEITAN, SEYCHELLES, SÉANCE
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH LETTERS A TO Z ABECEDARIUM, COMPUTER KEYBOARD, OUIJA BOARD, SCRABBLE
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 bit more involved than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to let you beat yourself up with 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.
