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 #966) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- SHARP
- PITCH
- FLAT
- HEATING DEVICE
- DEFY
- JAM
- BOOST
- GLUTEN
- PLUG
- WEDGE
- HYPE
- ВОР
- THORN
- BANGER
- MORGAN
NEW Connections today (game #966) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Build them up
- BLUE: Floor-filling words
- GREEN: Types of footwear
- PURPLE: Front-loaded orchestra
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 #966) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PUBLISHER
- BLUE: ANTHEM
- GREEN: SHAPE OF SHOE
- PURPLE: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PLUS START LETTER
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #966) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #966, are…
- YELLOW: PUBLISHER BOOST, HYPE, PITCH, PLUG
- BLUE: ANTHEM BANGER, BOP, HOT, JAM
- GREEN: SHAPE OF SHOE SNAP, FLAT, MULE, WEDGE
- PURPLE: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PLUS START LETTER GLUTE, MORGAN, SHARRP, THORN
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I took one risk today and that was to include HEATER in the ANTHEM quartet along with BANGER, BOP and JAM.
I used to DJ back then and nobody ever called anything. I played a “warmer”, but I’ve subsequently learned that it describes “a crowd-friendly track that raises the temperature rather than the roof”. I wasn’t much of a crowd pleaser in my indie disco days, so maybe that’s why it was new to me.
With only eight tiles left, ART’S SHOES became obvious as I remained blind to MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PLUS INITIAL – kudos if you saw them.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Saturday, January 31, Game #965)
- YELLOW: FORM OF PARTIES BALL, MIXER, RECEPTION, SHOWER
- GREEN: WAYS TO APPLY PAINT BRUSH, PALLET KNIFE, ROLLER, SPRAY CAN
- BLUE: Y-SHAPED THINGS SNAPSHOT, STETHOSCOPE, TUNING FORK, WISHING BONE
- PURPLE: WHAT “SHIFT” MAY REFER TO COMPUTER KEY, CELLAR, DEVELOPMENT, WORKING PERIOD
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.
