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 #978) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- WAYNE
- PARLIAMENT
- STANDARD
- LESSON
- KNOWN
- SYNC
- QUITE
- COLORS
- STRONG
- CAMEL
- BANNERS
- PRONUNCIATION
- GENESIS
- CLEAN
- FLAG
- SALEM
NEW Connections today (game #978) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Nicely gritty
- GREEN: Things to wave
- BLUE: Tobacco packets
- PURPLE: It sounds like it will be small
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 #978) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: DISGRACEFUL
- GREEN: WIN
- BLUE: CIGARETTE BRANDS
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO GET LESS
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #978) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #978, are…
- YELLOW: COMPLETE CLEAN, LEARN, STRONG, PRONOUNCED
- GREEN: Pennant BANNERS, COLORS, FLAGS, STANDARD
- BLUE: CIGARETTE BRANDS CAMEL, KENT, PARLIAMENT, SALEM
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO GET SMALLER LESSON, RESEED, SYNC, WAYNE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
It might say something about me that I knew today’s CIGARETTE BRANDS, but was totally upset by yesterday’s baseball themed group.
At one time, these brands and packaging held a level of mystery and packaging – there was a whole urban myth surrounding the CAMEL pack, including the claim that it depicted a naked woman instead of a camel (you might have had to squint and stand on your head to see it).
Anyway, I digress. This was a particularly difficult set because of the blue and purple groups – while I arrived at the green group thanks to the STARK tile, which triggered thoughts of the House of Stark and the many varieties of flags featured in Game of Thrones.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Thursday, February 12, Game #977)
- 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
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.
