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 #879) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- LEAD
- FACE
- FIGURE
- ARROW
- PIN
- PRICE
- MAST
- DIAPER
- VALUE
- BOW
- FINGERPRINT
- DECK
- AFTER
- ACCESS CODE
- WINGS
- AMOUNT
NEW Connections today (game #879) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The total financial sum
- GREEN: Open your phone
- BLUE: Elements of a vessel
- PURPLE: A valentine picture
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 #879) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: COSTS
- GREEN: WAYS TO UNLOCK A DEVICE
- BLUE: PARTS OF A SHIP
- PURPLE: FEATURES OF A CARTOON Cupid
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #879) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #879, are…
- YELLOW: COSTS AMOUNT, NUMBER, PRICE, VALUE
- GREEN: WAYS TO UNLOCK A DEVICE FACE, Fingerprint, PASSWORD, PIN
- BLUE: PARTS OF A SHIP AFT, DECK, FORE, MAST
- PURPLE: FEATURES OF A CARTOON Cupid THE ARROW, THE BOW, DIAPER, WINGS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
My mistake came in putting together the wrong PARTS OF A SHIP, including DUST instead of MAST. After the minor wobble, the other groups were sailing normally.
WAYS TO UNLOCK A DEVICE is something most of us do every day – and because my phone doesn’t recognize me, especially when I’m standing in a store with a line behind me, I often use multiple unlocking methods.
FEATURES OF A CARTOON CUPID was something I don’t think I would have ever thought of; BOW and ARROW maybe, but BLE?
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Wednesday, November 5th, Game #878)
- YELLOW: MAKE A HASH OF BLOW, BOTCH, BUTCHER, GAME
- GREEN: WEAPON IN GAME LEADS CANDLE STAND, KNIFE, ROPE, KEY
- BLUE: ICONIC SOUL SINGERS BAKER, FLACK, FRANKLIN, KNIGHT
- PURPLE: RAIN___ BOW, PAKE, FOREST, MAKER
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.
