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 #977) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- MAY
- YANK
- ONE
- SHORT
- FROZEN
- PRODUCE
- DANCE
- DAIRY
- MAKE
- YAY
- FAST
- FORM
- PULL
- FAST
- FORM
- CLOSE
NEW Connections today (game #977) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The act of building
- GREEN: In a fixed position
- BLUE: Short versions of baseball teams
- PURPLE: Add a royal name
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 #977) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CONSTRUCT
- GREEN: FIXED ON FLAT
- BLUE: MLB PLAYER, FOR BRIEF
- PURPLE: ____ QUEEN
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #977) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #977, are…
- YELLOW: CONSTRUCT FORM, FORWARD, FORM, PRODUCE
- GREEN: FIXED IN PLACE FAST, FAST, FROZEN, TAME
- BLUE: MLB PLAYER, FOR BRIEF A, SHORT, JAY, YANK
- PURPLE: ____ QUEEN DAIRY, DANCE, DRAG, MAY
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: Perfect
One of the things I like about Connections, and there are many, is when you get a group based on a feel from one tile.
I got that today with DANCING, which made me think of two things: Dancing with the stars and Dancing Queen by the Swedish pop group ABBA.
Aside from DRAG, I wasn’t sure if DAIRY and MAY were also working with QUEEN, but went for them because they sounded right. I have since discovered that Dairy Queen is one of the few American restaurant chains that has not yet reached the UK, although it has reached Saudi Arabia.
My other culture gap of the day was MLB PLAYER FOR SHORT – JAY and YANK I may have connected, but A and CARD seemed completely unrelated to baseball from my position of limited knowledge.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Wednesday, February 11, Game #976)
- YELLOW: MAKE LOVESTRUCK MOON, FIRE, SLEEP, YEAR
- GREEN: EARNINGS GAIN, NET, RETURN, YIEL
- BLUE: COMPACT MASS BLOCK, MOLD, CAKE, PUCK
- PURPLE: ROLL_____ BAG, COASTER, DERBY, RINK
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.
