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 #922) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- COOK
- DATA
- WORF
- LABOR
- BIRTH
- ENERGY
- DELIVERY
- PEER
- INTELLIGENCE
- EDUCATION
- GO OUT
- INFORMATION
- DOC
- DETAILS
- TRADE
- REMAINS
NEW Connections today (game #922) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Discovery
- GREEN: Meal decisions
- BLUE: Big government
- PURPLE: It sounds like boat words
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 #922) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FOUND
- GREEN: OPTIONS OF DINNER
- BLUE: US CABINET DEPARTMENTS
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF PLACES TO PARK A SHIP
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #922) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #922, are…
- YELLOW: FOUND DATA, DETAILS, INFORMATION, INTELLIGENCE
- GREEN: OPTIONS FOR DINNER SKINNY, DELIVERY, GO OUT, LEFTOVERS
- BLUE: US CABINET DEPARTMENTS TRADE, EDUCATION, ENERGY, WORK
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF PLACES TO PARK A SHIP BIRTH, DOC, PEER, WORF
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
I couldn’t help but put BIRTH, BIRTH and BIRTH together, even though there was no obvious fourth word associated with the arrival of babies. I chose COOK with a vague idea that it might be a slang offshoot of “bun in the oven”.
This notion discounted, I concentrated on the DETAILS and used a little more INTELLIGENCE to put together the yellow and green groups.
By sounding the remaining eight tiles, I managed to arrive at HOMOPHONES OF PLACES TO PARK A SHIP – a real triumph compared to my terrible start.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Thursday, December 18, Game #921)
- YELLOW: A BIT OF WISHFUL THINKING DAYDREAM, FANCY, FANTASY, ILLUSION
- GREEN: PROTAGONIST HERO, LEAD, Principal, STAR
- BLUE: COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT FELT, GLITTER, PIPE CLEANER, POMPOM
- PURPLE: SOCIAL _____ SOMERFUL, MEDIA, SECURITY, WORKS
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.
