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 #945) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- LIMPING
- DRAIN
- BIT
- DROP
- CROP
- PACKAGE
- TANK
- CREW
- POOL
- CRATER
- PLUG
- BAND
- CRASH
- SADDLE
- TEAM
- FAUCET
NEW Connections today (game #945) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Collection
- GREEN: Dive
- BLUE: Sanitary fixtures
- PURPLE: Used while riding
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 #945) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GROUP
- GREEN: DIVE
- BLUE: PARTS OF A SINK
- PURPLE: GEAR GEAR
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #945) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #945, are…
- YELLOW: GROUP BAND, CREW, PACK, TEAM
- GREEN: DIVE CRASH, CRATER, DROP, TANK
- BLUE: PARTS OF A SINK VOLUME, END, FAUCET, POP
- PURPLE: GEAR GEAR BITE, DECIDE, halter, saddle
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
The second I saw CREW, CROP and HALTER I convinced myself there was a group about different types of tops. Unsure of a fourth, I added BAND and immediately realized I was on the wrong track.
My second mistake came later, and another illusion that it was a group linked by the word left, including DROP, PACK, TEAM and CREW – it made sense at the time!
Before that, however, I experienced the triumph of an early purple thanks to some vague memories of EQUESTRIAN GEAR from watching the movie Seabiscuit.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Saturday, January 10, Game #944)
- YELLOW: HOLLOW CYLINDERS HOSE, PIPE, STRAW, PIPE
- GREEN: SOFTWARE PLATFORM APP, DESKTOP, MOBILE, WEB
- BLUE: TAKE OFF BOOK, DIP, JET, SPLIT
- PURPLE: UNITS OF MEASUREMENT BAR, GRAM, MOLE, VOLT
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.
