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 #866) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- BAYWATCH
- HIGHLIGHT
- RAINBOW
- HERRING
- PRIME
- SUNSET
- BOLD
- PEACOCK
- COOTIE
- HIGH DAY
- KALEIDOSCOPE
- EMPHASIZE
- ZENITH
- KINGPIN
- THROUGH FRUIT
- PINNACLE
NEW Connections today (game #866) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Peak times
- GREEN: Formatting options
- BLUE: Bright things
- PURPLE: Something useful at last
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 #866) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BEST YEAR
- GREEN: THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SMTS
- BLUE: THINGS KNOWN TO BE COLORFUL THINGS
- PURPLE: ENDS WITH ACCESSORIES
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #866) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #866, are…
- YELLOW: BEST YEAR HEYDAY, PINNACLE, PRIME, ZENITH
- GREEN: THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SMTS FRIGHT, HIGHLIGHT, REVIEW, UNDERLINE
- BLUE: THINGS KNOWN TO BE COLORFUL THINGS KALEIDOSCOPE, PEACOCK, RAINBOW, SUNSET
- PURPLE: ENDS WITH ACCESSORIES BAYWATCH, COOTIE, HERRING, KINGPIN
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I thought for a moment that the inclusion of BAYWATCH meant we were looking for things associated with David Haselhoff, but I quickly put a STRIKETHROUGH on that idea and also managed to resist lumping together a bunch of streaming services (PEACOCK, PRIME, errr…)
STRIKETHROUGH is my favorite of the THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH TEXT – it’s good for jokes, good for lazy people like me, and good for showing off your work (yes, I know it’s wrong, okay).
Meanwhile, I made THINGS KNOWN TO BE COLORFUL THINGS by thinking these were arched things rather than colorful.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answer (Thursday, October 23, Game #865)
- YELLOW: PEACHY DANDY, DUCKY, FINE, SWELL
- GREEN: Wins KITTY, POT, PRIZE, POINT
- BLUE: PIECES OF OLYMPIC SPORTS EQUIPMENT BALL, BIRDS, PUCK, STONE
- PURPLE: ____BAG DOGGY, GO, MIXED, SWAG
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 little more involved than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to let you play 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.
