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 #887) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- companion
- FREQUENCY
- HEAT
- RATE
- SPEED
- JUDGE
- DISASTER
- BAND
- ARMAGEDDON
- DEGREE
- SUPERHEROES
- STATION
- MARTIAL ARTS
- CHANNEL
- HARD COOKED
- REVIEW
NEW Connections today (game #887) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A considered opinion
- GREEN: FM or AM
- BLUE: Types of movies
- PURPLE: Hits movies from the end of the 20th century
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 #887) – hint #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: EVALUATE
- GREEN: TUNING RADIO
- BLUE: ACTION FILM SUBGENRE
- PURPLE: CLASSIC 90’S ACTION MOVIE
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #887) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #887, are…
- YELLOW: EVALUATE CHARACTERS, REFEREES, BATTERS, REVIEW
- GREEN: TUNING RADIO BAND, CHANNEL, FREQUENCY, STATION
- BLUE: ACTION FILM SUBGENRE BUDDY, DATASTER, MARTIAL ARTS, SUPER HEROES
- PURPLE: CLASSIC 90’S ACTION MOVIE ARMAGEDDON, HARD BOILED, HEAT, SPEED
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It’s always a thrill to get the purple/hardest group first – even if it was an easy day (well, an easy day if you like action movies and are old enough to have owned an analog radio).
I hesitated a bit about HARD BOILED, thinking at first that we were looking for crime genres, but the trio of ARMAGEDDON, HEAT and SPEED meant that it had to refer to the legendary John Woo film, most famous for the poster of Chow Yun-fat carrying a baby in one arm and a rifle in the other. It’s an image burned into the minds of many a 1990s dad as the epitome of cool.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Thursday, November 13, Game #886)
- YELLOW: DRESSING DUDS, FIT, GETUP, THREAD
- GREEN: FOAMY STUFF BEER, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, SEA, Shaving CREAM
- BLUE: THINGS THAT NEED FILTERS AIR CLEANER, CIGARETTE, COFFEE MAKER, INSTAGRAM
- PURPLE: _____ OFFICE BOX, MICROSOFT, OVAL, POST
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.
