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A new NEW Connections puzzle pops up at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people are always playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s”. If you’re looking for the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Connections Hints and Answers for Monday, February 9 (Game #974).
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 #975) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- SPOKESPERSON
- INTERVIEW
- EXHIBITION
- EMCEE
- OKAY
- CONVENTION
- FAIR
- COMMENT
- SHOW
- WITHDRAWAL
- DEEJAY
- RIM SHOT
- TIRING
- TRAILER
- HUBBUB
- KAYO
NEW Connections today (game #975) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Exhibited
- GREEN: It sounds like two letters
- BLUE: For film geeks
- PURPLE: Start with a car parts
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 #975) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: EXHIBITION
- GREEN: WORDS THAT SPELL INITIALISMS
- BLUE: DVD BONUS FEATURES
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH PARTS OF A WHEEL
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #975) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #975, are…
- YELLOW: EXHIBITION CONVENTION, EXHIBITION, FAIR, SHOW
- GREEN: WORDS THAT SPELL INITIALISMS DEEJAY, EMCEE, KAYO, OK
- BLUE: DVD BONUS FEATURES COMMENTARY, INTERVIEW, Snippet, TRAILER
- PURPLE: STARTS WITH PARTS OF A WHEEL HUBBUB, RIMSHOT, SPOKESPERSON, TIRED
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I lived through an era where people traded the vinyl they already bought for CDs of the same albums, then traded the videos they already bought for DVDs of the same movies – a boom time that ended with streaming.
What kept me buying DVDs were often extras, so DVD BONUS FEATURES was an easy place.
After getting the easiest/yellow group and with only eight tiles left, I saw the words START WITH PARTS OF A WHEEL immediately and managed to completely overlook WORDS THAT SPELLED INITIALISMS.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answer (Monday, February 9, Game #974)
- YELLOW: USED IN WEAVING FABRIC, NEEDLE, SCISSORS, YARN
- GREEN: METHOD APPROACH, MANNER, STYLE, MANNER
- BLUE: FORM OF PAYMENT FOR AN AUTHOR ADVANCE, BONUS, FEE, ROYALTY
- PURPLE: DRAW _____ CLOSE, POKER, STRAW, THE LINE
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.
