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 #959) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- SUB
- TAPE
- HOOD
- SHIP
- BOWL
- COVER
- MENU
- TUBE
- ENTER
- BOWTIE
- FILL
- WINDOWS
- JUDGMENT
- ALL
- TEMP
- TO
NEW Connections today (game #959) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Second choice
- GREEN: Computer Shortcuts
- BLUE: Different types of Italian staples
- PURPLE: Usually added to the end of words
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 #959) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: WORKS AS A BACKUP
- GREEN: PC KEYBOARD KEYS
- BLUE: PASTA SHAPES
- PURPLE: ENDINGS
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #959) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #959, are…
- YELLOW: WORKS AS A BACKUP COVER, FILL, SUB, TEMP
- GREEN: PC KEYBOARD KEYS ALT, ENTER, MENU, WINDOWS
- BLUE: PASTA SHAPES BOWTIE, RIBBON, SHELL, PIPE
- PURPLE: ENDINGS ATE, DOM, HOOD, SHIP
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
Did you know that the different PASTA SHAPES are designed for different kinds of sauces. For example, BOWTIE (or farfalle, which is Italian for butterfly) is designed for creamy sauces.
Anyway, I digress. Before I realized we were looking for PC KEYBOARD KEYS, I inserted ALL – as an alternative – into the group that became ACT AS A BACK UP instead of FILL IN. Had we had a tile that said “replacement” instead of SUB, I think I would have done flawlessly.
As a lifelong Mac user, PC keyboards could include a key with an icon of a paperclip or indeed a ship for all I know, but I’m more than aware that Microsoft loves to colonize the world with as many WINDOWS as possible.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Saturday, January 24th, Game #958)
- BLUE: KIND OF NECKS BOAT, CREW, HALTER, SCOOP
- YELLOW: GEAR FOR A BOXER GLOVES, mouth guard, ROBE, SHORTS
- GREEN: CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE, CROWN, CUP, TITLE
- PURPLE: SNOW ___ SPHERE, GLOBE, LEOPARD, PEAS
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.
