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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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Friday, October 24 (Game #866).
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 #867) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- DATE
- WEST
- LIGHT
- SHAFT
- RAY
- FLEECE
- ALARM
- LINCOLN
- GIVE
- MILK
- SNAKE
- PRICE
- HUSTLE
- STOPWATCH
- COMPLIANCE
- SAROTE
NEW Connections today (game #867) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Hood wink
- GREEN: Basic Casio tools
- BLUE: Discuss
- PURPLE: An Oscar category 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 #867) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FRAUD
- GREEN: DIGITAL CLOCK FUNCTIONS
- BLUE: CONFER
- PURPLE: BEST ACTRESS WINNING BIOPIC
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #867) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #867, are…
- YELLOW: FRAUD FLEECE, SNAKE, HUSTLE, SHACKLE
- GREEN: DIGITAL CLOCK FUNCTIONS ALARM, DATE, LIGHT, STOPWATCH
- BLUE: CONFER COMPLIANCE, PRICE, GRANT, VEST
- PURPLE: BEST ACTRESS WINNING BIOPIC CAPOTE, LINCOLN, MILK, RAY
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This game represents a great start to the weekend for me because I actually guessed the purple group for the first time in weeks.
Yes, there were only eight pieces left when I got it, and I was thinking about the movies and not necessarily BIOPICS BEST ACTING, but I’m still excited.
As someone who has owned both a regular Casio digital watch and an all-singing, all-dancing Apple Watch, the things I use the most (ALARM and STOPWATCH) were common to both—even though the Casio couldn’t do my favorite thing, which is help me find my phone.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Friday, October 24, Game #866)
- 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
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.
