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.
What are you going to do when you’re done? Why, play some more puns of course. I also have daily Strands Hints and Answers and Quordle Hints and Answers articles if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle Today page covers the original viral pun.
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 #858) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- PIE
- PIKE
- SAD
- BREAD
- SHARE
- USE
- BOAT
- SKATE
- SWALLOW
- CROSS
- SNAP
- CHAR
- SORE
- FLUKE
- STITCHED
- SHOE MAKER
NEW Connections today (game #858) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Types of pudding
- GREEN: Affected behavior
- BLUE: Animal types seen in water
- PURPLE: Begin with a curved fruit
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 #858) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FRUIT DESSERTS
- GREEN: CRABBY
- BLUE: FISH
- PURPLE: BANANA ____
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #858) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #858, are…
- YELLOW: FRUIT DESSERTS SHOEMAKER, SPORTS, SMRUML, PIE
- GREEN: CRABBY CROSS, KNITTED, TENDER, SOUR
- BLUE: FISH CHAR, FLUKE, GIRL, SKATE
- PURPLE: BANANA ____ BOAT, BREAD, SWALLOW, SPLIT
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
Instead of concentrating on beating a group, I made two mistakes and got “one out” in both before I started getting things right.
I was on the right track with FRUIT DESSERTS, but thought SPLIT belonged in the foursome instead of CRISP. Then when I thought I was putting together a group that described a rude and touchy person, I had PIE instead of TENDER in the group that became CRABBY.
Instead of getting mad myself, I plowed on to glory and even managed to see the purple/hardest group before the end – I think my knowledge of slugs is better than my knowledge of FISH.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Wednesday, October 15, Game #857)
- YELLOW: TYPES OF POOLS INFINITY, KIDDIE, KIDNEY, OL
- GREEN: IN NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET BRAVO, DELTA, GOLF, LIMA
- BLUE: FORD MODELS BRONCO, FIESTA, MUSTANG, PINTO
- PURPLE: ___ SEAL ELEPHANT, LARGE, NAVY, VACUUM CLEANER
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.
