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 #963) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- GOREY
- SILVER STONE
- GRIZZLY
- BEAR
- GRIMM
- GOLD
- SPOT
- THE SCAR
- FIBERGLASS
- SMUG
- BED
- LINER
- FOUNDATION
- STUMBLING
- BRONZES
- PORRIDGExx
NEW Connections today (game #963) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Cosmetics
- GREEN: Components of adventure
- BLUE: Things to consume water from
- PURPLE: Sounds gross
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 #963) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: MAKEUP
- GREEN: FORWARD IN GOLD AND THE THREE BEARS
- BLUE: FINISH WITH DRINKS
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WORDS MEANING “BRUTAL”
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #963) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #963, are…
- YELLOW: MAKEUP BRONZER, FOUNDATION, LINER, STAIN
- GREEN: FORWARD IN GOLD AND THE THREE BEARS BEAR, BED, GOLD, PORRIDGE
- BLUE: FINISH WITH DRINKS FIBERGLASS, SILVER STONE, SMUG, STUMBLER
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WORDS MEANING “BRUTAL” GOREY, GRIMM, GRIZZLY, SCARRY
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 error
Sometimes a group of words that seems obvious is an actual group, like today’s PUBLISHED IN GOLD AND THE THREE BEARS – which included both GOLD and BEAR.
Other times, a group that seems obvious—like Tuesday’s collection of Batman-related words—is just a red herring. I suppose this is part of the joys and frustrations of Connections.
My mistake came in collecting what I thought were all children’s story writers – SCARRY, GOREY, GRIM and SILVERSTEIN. Fortunately, it gave me a shot to assemble a group that became HOMOPHONES OF WORDS THAT MEANING “BRUTAL”.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Wednesday, January 28, Game #962)
- YELLOW: IMITATION DUMMY, MOCK, PRETEND, SHAM
- GREEN: CLEANING MATERIALS BUCKET, GLOVES, RAG, SOAP
- BLUE: COMPONENTS OF A RECORD PLAYER MOTOR, NEEDLE, PLATE, TONE ARM
- PURPLE: RESERVE ____ ME, RIB, TIME, TIRES
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.
