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A new NEW Connections puzzle pops up at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people are always playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s”. If you’re looking for the Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Sunday, December 28 (Game #931).
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 #932) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- GEN
- OPAL
- SWIMMING
- COURSE
- TIDE
- TISSUE
- INFINITY
- ATHLETICS
- OUTIE
- DIRECTION
- ROAST
- CELL
- PROTEIN
- MINNIE
- TREND
- TRIATHLON
NEW Connections today (game #932) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The way to go
- GREEN: Organic components
- BLUE: Sports categories
- PURPLE: Sounds like vehicles
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 #932) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: THE TREND
- GREEN: BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES
- BLUE: SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTS
- PURPLE: CAR BRAND HOMOPHONES
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #932) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #932, are…
- YELLOW: THE TREND COURSE, DIRECTION, TIME, TREND
- GREEN: BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES CELL, GENE, PROTEIN, TISSUE
- BLUE: SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTS ATHLETICS, GRIDS, SWIMMING, TRIATHLON
- PURPLE: CAR BRAND HOMOPHONES INFINITY, MINNIE, OPAL, OUTIE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
It’s been a while since I’ve made an old man groan when a Connections group title is revealed, but I did it twice today.
First, the four SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTS are not events – they are event categories. Marathon will be an event, for example in the category ATHLETICS. Second, OUTIE is not a homophone of Audi.
Sorry if you disagree, I’m just grumpy because I wasted a mistake thinking that GEN, TIDE, SWIMMING and INFINITE were all types of pool. A trap I dove into head first.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Sunday, December 28, Game #931)
- YELLOW: CONTAINERS FOR SHIPMENT BOX, ENVELOPE, MAIL, TUBE
- GREEN: STILL CONSTANT, STATIC, STATIONARY, QUIET
- BLUE: MECHANICAL PARTS GEAR, PAL, CLAW, SPRING
- PURPLE: DOGS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED DUSKY, NOODLE, PERRIER, SOXER
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.
