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A new NEW Connections puzzle pops up at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people are always playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s”. If you’re looking for the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Monday, November 24 (Game #897).
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 #898) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- MICKEY MOUSE
- BELLY BITE
- HAPPY MEAL
- BARBIE
- DREAM HOUSE
- THE LOTTERY TICKET
- HAPPY HAND
- RINKY-DINK
- GO-ROUND
- CHERRY BLOSSOM
- TRIVIAL
- SUNNY SIDE UP
- CALAMINE LOTION
- VINYL RECORD
- FLAMINGO
- TWO-BIT
- YOUR HEAD
NEW Connections today (game #898) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Not worth much
- GREEN: The color of a pony club
- BLUE: Itchy and ?
- PURPLE: optimistic beginning
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 #898) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SMALL TIME
- GREEN: THINGS THAT ARE PINK
- BLUE: THINGS YOU CAN SCRATCH
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDS
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #898) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #898, are…
- YELLOW: SMALL TIME MICKEY MOUSE, RINKY-DINK, TRIVIAL, TWO-BIT
- GREEN: THINGS THAT ARE PINK BARBIE DREAM HOUSE, CALAMINE LOTION, CHERRY BLOSSOM, FLAMINGO
- BLUE: THINGS YOU CAN SCRATCH BUG BIT, LOTTERY TICKET, VINYL RECORD, YOUR HEAD
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDS HAPPY HAND, HAPPY MEAL, WELL AROUND, SUNSHINE UP
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I was a bit hesitant about THINGS THAT ARE PINK because I had forgotten that CALAMINE LOTION is pink – apparently it’s the iron oxide in the ingredients – and thought it was just a regular cream color. Luckily, after failing to see any other pink things, I took the plunge.
I was happy to see MICKEY MOUSE among the yellow group. How calling something Mickey Mouse became a put-down for a humble achievement I don’t know, but it always makes me laugh.
It was also pleasing to get the purple group back early, although when I picked all the STARTING WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDS tiles I struggled to believe it would be so obvious.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Monday, November 24, Game #897)
- YELLOW: SMALL KITCHEN UTENSILS BLENDER, MICROWAVE OVEN, RICE COOKER, BRISTER
- GREEN: FUNCTIONS IN A CAR’S CENTER CONSOLE AIR CONDITIONING, CUP HOLDERS, RADIO, SHIFTER
- BLUE: SEEN WHILE GOING THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY BIN, CARRY-ON, METAL DETECTOR, X-RAY
- PURPLE: ENDS IN COLORS INFRARED, MARIGOLD, STINGROY, ULTRAVIOLET
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.
