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 #873) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
(See the pictures above!)
- GHOST
- PUMPKIN
- BOW
- BED
- ANCHOR
- BEAR
- MOUSE
- Cherry
- CHAIR
- THREE SMALL DOTS FOLLOWED BY ONE BIG ONE
- HIGH HEEL SHOE
- CAP
- TUBE
- GREED
- CAN WITH LEAF ON
- SAFE
NEW Connections today (game #873) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Adventure with three bears
- GREEN: Disney fantasy with three ugly sisters
- BLUE: Sailor Who Loved Olive Oyl
- PURPLE: 1980s video character
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 #873) – hint #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GOLD
- GREEN: ASH POLE
- BLUE: POPEYE
- PURPLE: MS. PAC-MAN
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #873) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #873, are…
- YELLOW: GOLD BEAR, BED, CHAIR, PORRIDGE
- GREEN: ASH POLE MOUSE, CARTRIDGE, SLIPPER, STAND
- BLUE: POPEYE ANCHOR, CAP, PIPE, SPINACH
- PURPLE: MS. PAC-MAN SLEEPING, CHERRY, GHOST, PILLS
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
After the initial shock of having to work with 16 visual tiles, I quickly settled my senses and began to see some common themes.
Two of these groups I got through latent connection knowledge, thanks to MS. PAC MAN and POPEYE have both appeared in Connections groups in the past; the vintage SPINACH-swallowing sailor was a purple group back in January when “forearm” appeared in place of CAP.
Meanwhile, MS. PAC-MAN appeared in August in a confusing purple group of “words after the letters MS”.
You had your fun, Connections, can we get back to words now please.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Thursday, October 30, Game #872)
- YELLOW: TERMS OF OFFER ANGEL, LOVE, CUTTER, SUGAR
- GREEN: GENRE FICTION FANTASY, HORROR, MYSTERY, ROMANCE
- BLUE: COLLECTIVE nouns for birds CHARM, GAGGLE, MURDER, PARLIAMENT
- PURPLE: PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE US CITIES BLOOM, BUTLER, GUTHRIE, LEVY
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.
