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A new NEW Connections puzzle pops up at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Monday, December 22nd (Game #925).
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 #926) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- DRACULA
- DOGMA
- UNCONSCIOUS
- KRYPTONITE
- FRANKENSTEIN
- FIXATION
- ACHILLES’ HEEL
- SUPERMAN
- OEDIPUS
- COMPLEX
- SOFT SPOT
- LITTLE RED
- HOOD
- LINKSENERS
- FALL
- DARTH VADER
- BRATZ
- SUPER EGO
NEW Connections today (game #926) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Weakness
- GREEN: Sigmund’s ideas
- BLUE: Shared outerwear
- PURPLE: Food found in a bun
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 #926) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: VULNERABILITY
- GREEN: FREUDIAN CONCEPTS
- BLUE: CHARACTERS IN CAPES
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH HOSE FOR SAUSAGE
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #926) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #926, are…
- YELLOW: VULNERABILITY ACHILLES HEEL, LOWER, KRYPTONITE, SOFT FLAT
- GREEN: FREUDIAN CONCEPTS FIXATION, OEDIPUS COMPLEX, SUPEREGO, UNCONSCIOUS
- BLUE: CHARACTERS IN CAPES DARTH VADER, DRACULA, RED HOOD, SUPERMAN
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH HOSE FOR SAUSAGE BRATZ, DOGMA, FRANKENSTEIN, LINKLATER
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: 1 error
I’m sure there were plenty of sausage heads (is that the right term?) who immediately spotted the purple group. Alas, I was not among them.
Instead, my focus was on psychology and what became FREUDIAN CONCEPTS. My mistake was because I thought ACHILLES’ HEEL was related to OEDIPUS COMPLEX – it’s all Greek to me.
From here it was an easy home run, with CHARACTERS IN CAPES being a pleasant group of heroes and villains.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Monday, December 22nd, Game #925)
- YELLOW: INFLUSION RASH, HEAL, SOUL, WAVING
- GREEN: NEXT COMING, FOLLOWING, FUTURE, LATER
- BLUE: FORM OF CARD BUSINESSES, GREETINGS, MEMBERSHIP, GAMES
- PURPLE: COLOR MINUS LAST LETTER BROW, CYA, PIN, WHIT
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.
