Looking for a different day?
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, January 11 (Game #945).
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 #946) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- HANDSHAKE
- COMPACT
- ARMCHAIR
- EXPERT
- CONSOLE
- HEADQUARTERS
- NEW
- FOOTSTOOL
- UNDERSTANDING
- PUMP NICKEL
- GOOD
- AGREEMENT
- CEFTAZIDIME
- BETWEEN
- BOOKCASE
- MONEY PENNY
NEW Connections today (game #946) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: As seen in a house
- GREEN: Participation ranking
- BLUE: Oath
- PURPLE: Look for cash
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 #946) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: LIVING ROOM FURNITURE
- GREEN: EXPERIENCE LEVELS
- BLUE: PROMISE
- PURPLE: ENDS ON US COINS
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #946) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #946, are…
- YELLOW: LIVING ROOM FURNITURE ARMCHAIR, REASE, CONSOLE, FOOTSTOOL
- GREEN: EXPERIENCE LEVELS EXPERT, INTERMEDIATE, NEW, COMPLETE
- BLUE: PROMISE AGREEMENT, COMPACT, HANDSHAKE, UNDERSTANDING
- PURPLE: ENDS ON US COINS CEFTAZIDIME, HEADQUARTERS, MONEYPENNY, PUMP NICKEL
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This ended up being an easy game, although my first impression was that it would be much harder.
My annoyance is that instead of being blinded by the difficulty of several long words, I should have taken a hit to study them. I had no idea what CEFTAZIDIME was (it’s an antibiotic), but I’ve played Connections long enough to realize that difficult words are often in the game for reasons other than their meaning.
That said, I still saw the tiles that END IN US Coins before the last group. Congratulations if you got it first.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Sunday, January 11th, Game #945)
- YELLOW: GROUP BAND, CREW, PACK, TEAM
- GREEN: DIVE CRASH, CRATER, DROP, TANK
- BLUE: PARTS OF A SINK VOLUME, END, FAUCET, POP
- PURPLE: GEAR GEAR BITE, DECIDE, halter, saddle
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.
