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 #921) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- QUITE
- BUTTERFLY
- FELT
- FANCY
- GLITTER
- FANTASY
- STAR
- MEDIA
- DAYDREAM
- WORKING
- PRINCIPAL
- POMPOM
- SECURITY
- LEAD
- PIPE CLEANER
- ILLUSION
NEW Connections today (game #921) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Hopeful thoughts
- GREEN: The main character
- BLUE: As seen in art class
- PURPLE: Begin with a kind word
Need more clues?
NEW Connections today (game #921) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A BIT OF WISHFUL THINKING
- GREEN: PROTAGONIST
- BLUE: COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT
- PURPLE: SOCIAL _____
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #921) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #921, are…
- YELLOW: A BIT OF WISHFUL THINKING DAYDREAM, FANCY, FANTASY, ILLUSION
- GREEN: PROTAGONIST HERO, LEAD, Principal, STAR
- BLUE: COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT FELT, GLITTER, PIPE CLEANER, POMPOM
- PURPLE: SOCIAL _____ SOMERFUL, MEDIA, SECURITY, WORKS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 error
My only fault was that I remembered my own children’s artistic pieces this time of year when they were younger and they would bring home creations stuck in cereal boxes that all contained a STAR in one form or another.
Alas, this was not a COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFT PROJECT in the Connections multiverse, but POMPOM was – for some reason I reserved POMPOM and BUTTERFLY for a later quartet.
From here it was all plain sailing, although in hindsight I wish I hadn’t rushed in with PROTAGINIST and assembled what became the purple group instead. Congratulations if you saw SOCIAL ____ early.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Wednesday, December 17th, Game #920)
- YELLOW: HUMAN-POWERED WATER VESSEL DUGOUT, KAYAK, FLEET, SHELL
- GREEN: SHOULD STRAIGHT, FLAT, LEVEL, PLANE
- BLUE: HONDA MODELS ACCORD, CIVIC, ODYSSEY, PILOT
- PURPLE: BIBLICAL FIGURE PLUS INITIAL LETTER FLUKE, LABEL, MADAM, TRUTH
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.
