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 #889) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- PEDESTRIAN
- BAR CODE
- TAX
- RAILWAY
- ZEBRA
- EVERYDAY
- SCHOOL
- AVENUE
- RUGBY SHIRT
- APPROACH
- BASIC
- PARKING
- PHILOSOPHY
- HUMDROOM
- IBM LOGO
- METHOD
NEW Connections today (game #889) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: To perform a skill
- GREEN: Bland and average
- BLUE: Tapered things
- PURPLE: Visited in a famous board game
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 #889) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TECHNOLOGY
- GREEN: THE MILL
- BLUE: STRIPED THINGS
- PURPLE: WORDS ON MONOPOLY ORDER
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #889) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #889, are…
- YELLOW: TECHNOLOGY APPROACH, METHOD, PHILOSOPHY, SCHOOL
- GREEN: THE MILL BANAL, EVERYDAY, HUMDRUM, FOOT EGG
- BLUE: STRIPED THINGS BARCODE, IBM LOGO, RUGBY SHIRT, ZEBRA
- PURPLE: WORDS ON MONOPOLY ORDER AVENUE, PARKING, RAILWAY, TAX
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
When I saw the tiles for BARCODE and ZEBRA, my first thought was that we were looking for black and white stuff, but when I found no other options, I gave up on that idea.
It was realizing that BARCODE and ZEBRA had another thing in common that flipped the switch – but I still had to take a gamble with the RUGBYSHIRT; although striped shirts are common, many professional rugby teams play in a single color (such as the most famous team, New Zealand, nicknamed the All Blacks).
It was annoying to not see WORDS ON MONOPOLY FORDER as it is one of my favorite board games. If there was a tile for “jail” I might have gotten it.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Saturday, November 15, Game #888)
- YELLOW: IMPROVE THE TASTE OF TASTE, SALT, SEASON, SPICY
- GREEN: CHARACTER STICK COLON, DASH, PERIOD, STROKE
- BLUE: KIND OF ACTING CHARACTER, FILM, METHOD, SCENE
- PURPLE: ____ ZONE BUFFER, COMFORT, TIME, DUSK
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.
