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 #935) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- SHUCK
- SCOTCH
- MAIN
- RAT
- CURSE
- SKIN
- NUT
- FLY
- DOG
- FINGERS
- SPELL
- BOWL
- CHARM
- BUFF
- PEEL
- HEX
NEW Connections today (game #935) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: One thing witches and wizards do
- GREEN: Outerwear
- BLUE: Types of ventilator
- PURPLE: Begin with a scattered word
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 #935) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A BIT OF MAGIC
- GREEN: REMOVE COVER
- BLUE: “ENTHUSIAST” EQUIVALENT
- PURPLE: BUTTER_____
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #935) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #935, are…
- YELLOW: A BIT OF MAGIC CHARM, CURSE, HEX, SPELL
- GREEN: REMOVE COVER PEEL, SHELL, SHUCK, SKIN
- BLUE: “ENTHUSIAST” EQUIVALENT BUFF, HEAD, DOG, RAT
- PURPLE: BUTTER_____ FINGERS, FLUVES, NUTS, SCOTCH
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 3 errors
Not the best start to 2026 for me, with three faults.
Frustratingly, all my wrong guesses were on track and got me the “one away” popup every time. I included NUT in REMOVE COVER OFF and “ENTHUSIAST” EQUIVALENT – both kinds of work.
Struggling to get the blue group, I traded NUT for FLY before finally trying RAT. If only I had seen the far more logical purple group – kudos if you did.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Wednesday, December 31, Game #934)
- YELLOW: HAPPY NEW YEAR! BALL DRIP, CHAMPAGNE WHISTLE, FIREWORKS, NOISE MAKER
- GREEN: PLACES WHERE THINGS DISAPPEAR BERMUDA TRIANGLE, BLACK HOLE, TAPE CUSHION, DRYING
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH PHILADELPHIA BROTHERLY LOVE, CHEESE STEAK, LIBERTY BELL, ROCKY
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH WATER LABERBLAD, CHANNEL SURF, SEA BASS, SOUND BARRIERS
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.
