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 #964) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- MINUTE
- ТАРЕ
- AREA
- COMPACT
- COMB
- POKER
- STICKER
- PATCH
- BAND-AID
- NAIL FILE
- LINT ROLL
- TOP
- CLUSTER
- HELPS
- TWEEZERS
NEW Connections today (game #964) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Section of the room
- GREEN: Tools to keep you looking good
- BLUE: Things with a sticky side
- PURPLE: Add a body part 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 #964) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: REGION
- GREEN: STIGLING ARTICLES
- BLUE: THINGS WITH STICKY SURFACES
- PURPLE: ___ HAND
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #964) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #964, are…
- YELLOW: REGION AREA, CLUSTER, NOISE, POCKET
- GREEN: STIGLING ARTICLES COMB, COMPACT, NAIL FILE, TWEEZERS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH STICKY SURFACES BAND-AID, RIBBON ROLL, STICKERS, TAPE
- PURPLE: ___ HAND HELPING, MINUTE, POKER, UPPER
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
When you start writing or editing for a magazine or website, you’ll often be sent a link to a copy of their stylebook. Basically, this is a list of how this particular organization likes certain words, punctuation, and grammar to appear in their work.
I mention this because I remember the style book one of my first magazine jobs had a big list of brand names and among them was Band-Aid – the hyphen was the important part, along with capital letters of course. I thought nothing of this until a time a few years later when I accidentally neglected to use the hyphen in the Band-Aid and promptly received a charming letter informing me of my mistake from some lawyers representing them.
Anyway, I digress. Today’s game presented us with little in the way of sticky situations, though I’m cursed with a cloud of disappointment at not getting an early purple. As we know, it is rarely as easy to spot a group as it was today.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Thursday, January 29, Game #963)
- 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
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.
