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 #985) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- MAGIC DRIVE
- ECLIPSE
- HAT
- DONKEY
- TIDE
- PLAYING CARDS
- WEREWOLF
- BOOT
- SILVER KUGE
- IRON
- EAST
- GREEN CHEESE
- PLUG contact
- PANACEA
- THIMBLE
- EASY ANSWER
NEW Connections today (game #985) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: An immediate solution
- GREEN: Lunar links
- BLUE: Real estate trade with pieces
- PURPLE: Linked to a name that rhymes with “back”
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 #985) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FAST DIRECTION
- GREEN: CONNECTION TO THE MOON
- BLUE: ORIGINAL MONOPOLY
- PURPLE: WHAT “JACK” MAY REFER TO
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #985) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #985, are…
- YELLOW: FAST DIRECTION EASY ANSWER, MAGIC PIPE, PANACEA, SILVER BULL
- GREEN: CONNECTION TO THE MOON ECLIPSE, GREEN CHEESE, TIDE, WEREWOLF
- BLUE: ORIGINAL MONOPOLY BOOT, IRON, FINGER BING, HAT
- PURPLE: WHAT “JACK” MAY REFER TO CHEESE, DONKEY, PLAYING CARDS, JACKETS
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 3 errors
I was on track with all the groups today but made mistakes for all of them.
For ORIGINAL MONOPOLY TOKEN I had PLAYING CARD instead of THIMBLE, then for QUICK FIX I thought the link was coincidence so I tried PLAYING CARD again, this time instead of PANACEA, and for LINK TO THE MOON I had CHEESE instead of GREEN CHEESE.
Luckily in every case I got a “one away” pop up and was able to see my mistake, but this wasn’t my best game.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Thursday, February 19, Game #984)
- 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
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.
