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 #994) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- LADDER
- PALM TREE
- HARD HAT
- FINGER FOOD
- KNØSANDWICH
- TAP
- NAIL gun
- JOHANNESBURG
- AIRPLANE
- LIQUORICE PIZZA
- TOOL BELT
- LUGGAGE
- CANAPÉ
- SMILING FACE
- WITH SUNGLASSES
- COPY PASTA
- HORSE
- D’OEUVRE
NEW Connections today (game #994) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Small plates
- GREEN: Builder’s stuff
- BLUE: Vacation mode
- PURPLE: Sounds edible, but not edible
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 #994) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SMALL BITE
- GREEN: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
- BLUE: HOLIDAY EMOJI
- PURPLE: THINGS YOU DON’T EAT THAT END UP IN FOOD
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #994) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #994, are…
- YELLOW: SMALL BITE CANAPÉ, FINGER FOOD, HORS D’OEUVRE, TAPA
- GREEN: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HARD HAT, LADDER, NAIL GUN, TOOL BELT
- BLUE: HOLIDAY EMOJI AIRPLANE, LUGGAGE, PALM, SMILING FACE WITH SUNGLASSES
- PURPLE: THINGS YOU DON’T EAT THAT END UP IN FOOD COPYPASTA, JOHANNESBURGER, KNØSANDWICH, LIQUORIDE PIZZA
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
The first to appear from today’s tiles were LICORICE PIZZA and AIRPLANE, which, in addition to being one of the THINGS YOU DON’T EAT THAT END IN FOOD and a HOLIDAY EMOJI, respectively, are also the titles of very good movies.
Were two more classic comedy films lurking among the 16 tiles? Is HARD HAT a 1980s comedy starring Chevy Chase? Scar, no.
When I left my movie rabbit hole, I made a mess of assembling the LITTLE BITE group by mixing it with things you don’t actually eat, but I got there eventually.
The four VACATION EMOJI somehow eluded me – possibly because I use the SMILING WITH SUNGLASSES emoji on a daily basis to indicate “yes, I’m happy about that”, “oh, okay then” and “OK if we have to”.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answer (Saturday, February 28, Game #993)
- YELLOW: LONG WANTING, ITCHING, THIRST, Craving
- GREEN: JOBS THAT INCLUDE TRAVEL CRUISE DIRECTOR, PILOT, ROADIE, SALESMAN
- BLUE: NAME HOMOPHONES REAL, KNEELING, WALKING, SKINNING
- PURPLE: ASTRONOMICAL TERMS PLUS A LETTER COMING, NOVAK, START, SUNG
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.
