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 #880) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- HULA HOOP
- SEED PLANTS
- SALSA WORLD
- BAGEL
- SWING STATE
- ENJOY
- ANIMAL PRINT
- POLKA DOT
- WASH
- BARNEY THE DINOSAUR
- PESTO
- HOUNDSTOOTH
- INNER PIPE
- CHIMICHURRY
- HERRINGBONE PEOPLE EAT
NEW Connections today (game #880) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Repeated design
- GREEN: Flavorings with the same color
- BLUE: Something is missing in the middle
- PURPLE: The hardest color in common
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 #880) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TEXTILE PATTERN
- GREEN: GREEN SPICES
- BLUE: THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE
- PURPLE: THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #880) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #880, are…
- YELLOW: TEXTILE PATTERN ANIMAL PRINT, HERRINGBONE, HOUNDSTOOTH, POLKA DOT
- GREEN: GREEN SPICES CHIMICHURRI, PESTO, RELISH, SALSA VERDE
- BLUE: THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE BAGEL, HULA HOOP, INNER TUBE, WASH
- PURPLE: THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE BARNEY THE DINOSAUR, AUGBLANTER, PEOPLE EATING, SWING STATE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 error
RELISH and PESTO in the UK aren’t all green, so I was a bit put off by GREEN SPICES – but it was impossible to ignore that SALSA VERDE and CHIMICHURRI went together, so I played.
A similar strategy didn’t work out at first for THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE. Lost for the fourth tile, I chose POLKA DOT, thinking maybe purple is the classic color. I guessed SWING STATE since purple is a mix of red and blue, but being outside the US this is not something I was previously aware of – Connections is an education.
With only eight tiles left, the TEXTILE PATTERNS were easy to pick out, but I’m bummed I didn’t get THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE, as it features my favorite New York breakfast.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Thursday, November 6, Game #879)
- YELLOW: COSTS AMOUNT, NUMBER, PRICE, VALUE
- GREEN: WAYS TO UNLOCK A DEVICE FACE, Fingerprint, PASSWORD, PIN
- BLUE: PARTS OF A SHIP AFT, DECK, FORE, MAST
- PURPLE: FEATURES OF A CARTOON Cupid THE ARROW, THE BOW, DIAPER, WINGS
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.
