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 #987) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- PRINTED
- SALT AND PEPPER
- BLONDIE
- TEDDY
- OUTSTANDING
- BLACK SHEEP
- ROUGH RIDERS
- THE MULTIPLE SIDE
- BULL MOOSE
- BLOOM COUNTY
- SILVER
- PEANUTS
- ERROR
- STAINED
- REJECT
- BIG STICK
NEW Connections today (game #987) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Outsiders
- GREEN: Falling mane
- BLUE: Retro cartoon
- PURPLE: The 26th President
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 #987) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ONE THAT DOESN’T FIT
- GREEN: DESCRIPTION FOR GRAYING HAIR
- BLUE: CLASSIC CARTOONS
- PURPLE: ASSOCIATED WITH THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #987) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #987, are…
- YELLOW: ONE THAT DOESN’T FIT BLACK SHEEP, ERROR TO, PRINTED, REJECT
- GREEN: DESCRIPTION FOR GRAYING HAIR FINE, STAINED, SALT-AND-PEPPER, SILVER
- BLUE: CLASSIC CARTOONS BLONDIE, BLOOM COUNTY, PEANUDS, THE DAD SIDE
- PURPLE: ASSOCIATED WITH THEODORE ROOSEVELT LARGE STICK, BULL MOOSE, ROYERS, TEDDY TEDDY
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I classify it as easy, but the four tiles ASSOCIATED WITH THEODORE ROOSEVELT went over my head.
I’m more of a cartoon person than a US presidential history person, which is possibly why CLASSIC CARTOONS JUMPED OFF THE SCREEN. I’m less familiar with BLONDIE than the others, but I highly recommend digging into the surreal world of Gary Larson’s THE FAR SIDE.
GRAY HAIR DESCRIPTIONS was also easy access for me, and miraculous solutions that have become a constant on my social media channels — I’m happy to look GORGEOUS, thanks.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answer (Saturday, February 21, Game #986)
- YELLOW: EXPERIENCE BACKGROUND, HISTORY, LIFE, PAST
- GREEN: PARTICIPATION STATUS ABSENT, EXCUSED, LATE, PRESENT
- BLUE: COMMENT ON YOUR CONNECTION RESULTS AWESOME, PERFECT, PHEW, SOLID
- PURPLE: CAR MARKS PLUS TWO LETTERS REVISIONS, DODGERS, INFINITIVE, MINION
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.
