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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 Tuesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Tuesday, January 20 (Game #954).
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 #955) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- THROW
- CRIB
- COPY
- NEWSPAPER
- PIRATE
- CAVE
- BOTTLE
- MOBILE
- BLANKET
- CAN
- ELEVATOR
- SIGNAL
- SHAME
- SUIT
- CARDBOARD
- BOX
- SHEET
NEW Connections today (game #955) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Throw them in the trash to use them again
- GREEN: Covers
- BLUE: Steal and claim as your own
- PURPLE: Bruce Wayne stuff
Need more clues?
NEW Connections today (game #955) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: items to be recycled
- GREEN: Bedding
- BLUE: PLAGIARISES
- PURPLE: BATMAN’S “BAT” THING
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #955) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #955, are…
- YELLOW: items to be recycled BOTTLE, CAN, CARDBOARD, NEWSPAPER
- GREEN: Bedding CARPET, SHAM, BARN, THROW
- BLUE: PLAGIARISES COPY, VENGSE, LIFT, PIRATE
- PURPLE: BATMAN’S “BAT” THING HOLE, MOBILE, SIGNAL, SUIT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
The blue PLAGIARIZE group came together quickly for me today before I hit a wall and struggled.
I made both of my mistakes trying to collect what became the green BEDDING group and got ‘one gone’ both times before leaving it. Had I known what a SHAM was, it would have been much easier, but instead I tried NEWSPAPER and PAPERBOARD, thinking the group had more to cover than sleep.
My triumph was getting BATMAN’S “BAT” STUFF. It was one of those purple groups that didn’t make me feel any wiser, but gave comfort that all my years saw The Adventures of Batman was not in vain.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Tuesday, January 20, Game #954)
- YELLOW: MOVE BLONDE, WIND, WEAVE, WIND
- GREEN: KIND OF BEES BUMBLE, WOOD, HONEY, KILLER
- BLUE: FAMOUS BRIDGES BROOKLYN, GOLDEN GATE, RIALTO, TOWER
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH SYNONYMS FOR “CHANGES FOR” CRAVEN, DESIREE, NEEDLE, WANTON
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.
