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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 2nd (Game #967).
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 #968) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- SHORT
- WOOD
- FOAM
- DICE
- BOARD
- DICE
- NEIGHBORHOOD
- HOLE
- HASH
- HOUSE
- IRON
- HACK
- WEDGE
- BORROW
- LODGE
- PUTTER
NEW Connections today (game #968) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Chop up food
- GREEN: Places to rest
- BLUE: Used to play 18 holes
- PURPLE: Begin with a word to remember
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 #968) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CUT IN PIECES
- GREEN: PROVIDES A PLACE TO LIVE
- BLUE: KIND OF GOLF CLUBS
- PURPLE: MEMORY ____
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #968) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #968, are…
- YELLOW: CUT IN PIECES DICE, DICE, HASH, HACK
- GREEN: PROVIDES A PLACE TO LIVE CARRIAGE, HOUSE, LODGE, QUARTER
- BLUE: KIND OF GOLF CLUBS IRON, PUTTER, WEDGE, WOOD
- PURPLE: MEMORY ____ CARD, FOAM, HOLE, LANE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
I managed to convince myself that there was a group containing things you throw, so I tried connecting DICE, QUARTER, CARD and, in desperation for a fourth die, DICE.
This error out of the way I managed to think a little more logically as I see GIVERS WITH A PLACE TO STAY and KINDS OF GOLF CLUBS pretty quickly.
With eight tiles left, CUT I PIECES was so obvious that I didn’t even try to see the connection between CARD, FOAM, HOLE and LANE. Thanks if you spotted it early.
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Monday, February 2nd, Game #967)
- YELLOW: DURATION INTERVAL, PERIOD, STRETCH, STRETCH
- GREEN: CREDIT FOR ACCESS LANYARD, PASSPORT, STAMP, BRACELET
- BLUE: MODERN CRIME SERIES MAINHOLDERS BOSCH, CROSS, REACHER, RYAN
- PURPLE: TREES PLUS A LETTER FAIR, MARPLE, POPULAR, HYMN
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 little more involved than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to let you play 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.
