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 #907) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- SHUT UP
- PUZZLE
- ROAST ROOM
- NUSSE
- GUZZLE
- IKEA
- FURNITURE
- MOUSE
- LEGO SETS
- HOLD KEY
- BLOW BACK
- MODEL
- HAPPEN
- WILL
- BEAK
- PUNCH DOWN
- PROBOSCIS
NEW Connections today (game #907) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Getting intimate
- GREEN: Consume quickly
- BLUE: Put together
- PURPLE: Noses
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 #907) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: MUG
- GREEN: IMBIBE
- BLUE: THINGS YOU COLLECT
- PURPLE: CHEATING
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #907) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #907, are…
- YELLOW: MUG PULL TIGHT, HOLD TIGHT, NUS, SPOON
- GREEN: IMBIBE GLASS, BACK, DOWN, HEAVY
- BLUE: THINGS YOU COLLECT IKEA FURNITURE, LEGO SETS, MODELS, PUZZLES
- PURPLE: CHEATING BEAK, MOUSE, PROBOSCIS, ROSTRUM
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
All the “uzzle” words were confusing today and in a moment of temporary blindness I missed a mistake by including MUZZLE instead of NUZZLE in what became the green CUDDLE group.
IKEA FURNITURE was the tile that immediately jumped out at me. Having spent many hours assembling beds, shelves and tables from the Swedish giants, I knew how similar they are to a puzzle.
I also learned the hard way that you have to be methodical and count all those wooden dowels and then try to decode the visual instructions before you get down to business with the Allen key. An approach I feel has helped me with Connections – when I rush I fail, when I slow down I do okay. That said, my Billy bookcase collapsed after about six days.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Wednesday, December 3rd, Game #906)
- YELLOW: KIND OF JEWELRY BANGLE, CHAIN, CHARM, RING
- GREEN: SOCIAL GATHERING EVENT, FUNCTION, PARTY, RECEPTION
- BLUE: CHANGE (FOR) APPEAL, CAMPAIGN, LOBBY, PRESS
- PURPLE: “___ MAN” SONGS FROM THE 70’S IRON, MACHO, PIANO, ROCKET
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.
