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 #875) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- CAPRI
- AQUA
- CRAMP
- CARGO
- KHAKI
- READ
- SWEAT
- MORTGAGE
- PEARL
- TAN
- THE RESCUE
- CAMEL
- TOWING
- CASE
- FAWN
- FREIGHT
NEW Connections today (game #875) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Ways of describing goods to be transported
- GREEN: Autumn palette
- BLUE: Caused by overexertion
- PURPLE: The beginning of the horoscope
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 #875) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GOODS TO BE TRANSPORTED
- GREEN: LIGHT BROWN NOSES
- BLUE: SHOW SIGNS OF PHYSICAL USE
- PURPLE: STARTS AT STAR SIGN
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #875) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #875, are…
- YELLOW: GOODS TO BE TRANSPORTED LOAD, FREIGHT, LOAD, CARGO
- GREEN: LIGHT BROWN NOSES CAMEL, FAWN, KHAKI, TAN
- BLUE: SHOW SIGNS OF PHYSICAL USE CRAMP, PANT, RED, SWEAT
- PURPLE: STARTS AT STAR SIGN AQUA, CAPRI, GEM, SAG
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
A brief flirtation with different types of pants aside, this was a fairly straightforward game.
As tempting as it was to shoehorn CAPRI, CARGO and SWEAT along with a third option – erm, PANT? – I managed to resist and quickly saw the other groupings.
Having a lifelong aversion to horoscopes and zodiac signs, I couldn’t see the purple group, whereas all four pieces in the SHOW SIGNS OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE category are sensations I feel on a daily basis; though not during this game.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Saturday, November 1st, Game #874)
- YELLOW: COMING TO COURT CHARGE, FILE, INSTRUCTION, CASE
- GREEN: BLACK INKY, JET, PITCH, RAVEN
- BLUE: SECOND OF A FAMOUS DUO CHER, CLYDE, HARDY, COUNTER
- PURPLE: rodents THAT ARE FIRST IN A CARTOON DUO CHIP, ITCHY, PINKY, ROCKY
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.
