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 #984) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- BEEP
- POKER
- DISCO
- STU
- SHOVEL
- BRAYS
- BASKET
- THE BELLOWS
- BOYLE
- JOHN TRAVOLTA
- TANGERS
- DYE
- PLATFORM
- SHOE
- EGG
- SEER
- POLYESTER
- SUIT
NEW Connections today (game #984) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Rabbit business
- GREEN: Light the flames
- BLUE: As seen in classic dance films
- PURPLE: It sounds like cooking
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 #984) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: EASTER SUPPLY
- GREEN: PEZE ACCESSORIES
- BLUE: ELEMENTS OF “SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER”
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LAYING SOMETHING
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #984) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #984, are…
- YELLOW: EASTER REVISIONS BASKET, DYEING, EGG, DICK
- GREEN: PEZE ACCESSORIES BELLOWS, POKER, SHOVEL, TUG
- BLUE: ELEMENTS OF “SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER” DISCO, JOHN TRAVOLTA, PLATFORM SHOES, POLYESTER DRESS
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LAYING SOMETHING BOYLE, BRAYS, SEER, STU
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I’m sure when considering the difficulty levels for categories, the puzzle doesn’t take international players into account. If they did, today’s yellow group of EASTER SUPPLIES would be a purple one – which is my excuse for solving it last.
Before this, tiles containing JOHN TRAVOLTA and DISCO could only mean one thing. By the way, did you know that the white POLYESTER SUIT that was included in Saturday night fever sold at auction in 2023 for $220,000. A year later, the lighted dance floor he busted the legendary moves on went for $325,000.
With two groups down, I was lucky enough to see HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO LAY SOMETHING, and thus I did not avoid knowing what PEEPS is.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Wednesday, February 18, Game #983)
- YELLOW: RETRO HARD DIRECTIVES CRIMP, CURLE, FEATHER, DRILL
- GREEN: RETRO HOSE FOR COOL BAD, FLY, RAD, EVIL
- BLUE: CHICKEN DESCRIPTION BANTAM, CREST, FREE HAND, LEGHORN
- PURPLE: ____ CREAM HEAVY, TOUCHING, ACCURATE, CURRENT
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.
