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 #971) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- CHOW
- YEEOH
- TIGER
- DRAGON
- FIRE
- HAY
- HORSE
- STRAW
- HIGH
- JUDGE
- BUTTER
- CUP
- LID
- CROSSING
- TUBES
- LICK
NEW Connections today (game #971) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Beverage serving area
- GREEN: All have ribbons of changing color
- BLUE: Add a word that rhymes with “fry”
- PURPLE: Sounds like hello
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 #971) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GOODS AT A COFFEE STATION
- GREEN: THINGS WITH STRIPES
- BLUE: WORDS BEFORE “FLY” IN INSECT NAMES
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGS
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #971) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #971, are…
- YELLOW: GOODS AT A COFFEE STATION CUP, LID, TUBE, STRAW
- GREEN: THINGS WITH STRIPES CANDY CANE, CROSSWALK, JUDGE, TIGER
- BLUE: WORDS BEFORE “FLY” IN INSECT NAMES BUTTER, DRAGON, FIRE, HORSE
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGS CHOW, HAY, HIGH, YEEOH
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I always experience a slight tremor of anxiety when I’m at a coffee station, especially the moment when one has to clamp a lid on a paper cup of questionable integrity.
There are two moments of danger: 1) the potential waste, 2) bothering and delaying other customers, leading to a chorus of tutting that will echo in your ears for the rest of the day.
Anyway, I digress. I’m sure I wasn’t the only person outside the US who missed THINGS WITH STRIPES. Here in the UK, where I’m based, we call a CROSSWALK a Zebra Crossing, referees wear solid color uniforms, and a CANDY CANE is an uncommon confectionary item that only appears briefly at Halloween.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Thursday, February 5th, Game #970)
- YELLOW: CULTURAL SYMBOLS OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICAN FLAG, APPLE TEAR, BALD EAGLE, BASEBALL
- GREEN: COLD WITH BUMP, ROOM, BREAK, RAM
- BLUE: BLUE THINGS JEANS, LAPIS LAZULI, OCEAN, CLOUD
- PURPLE: LEARN FROM HOLLYWOOD ANG, BRUCE, CHRISTOPHER, SPIKE
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 little more involved than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to let you play 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.
