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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, January 12 (Game #946).
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 #947) – word of the day
Today’s NEW Connections word is…
- SHOULDER
- BOWTIE
- PARCH
- ELBOW
- WHEEL
- RANKLE
- TAPE
- CANE
- PRESS
- BOW
- HAT
- SHORT
- ОТОЕ
- MONEY BAG
- GIFT INCLUDES
- SHOVE
NEW Connections today (game #947) – tip #1 – group tip
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Nice packaging
- GREEN: Bid in
- BLUE: As seen with a board game icon
- PURPLE: Hidden horns
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 #947) – tip #2 – group answer
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PRESENT GO-WITHS
- GREEN: JOSTLE
- BLUE: ACCESSORIES FOR MR. MONOPOLY
- PURPLE: PARTS OF FOOT PLUS INITIAL LETTER
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Connections today (game #947) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #947, are…
- YELLOW: PRESENT GO-WITHS HAT, CARD, GIFT WRAPS, RIBBON
- GREEN: JOSTLE ELBOW, PRESS, SHOULDER, SHOOT
- BLUE: ACCESSORIES FOR MR. MONOPOLY BOWTIE, CANE, MONEY BAG, TOP HAT
- PURPLE: PARTS OF FOOT PLUS INITIAL LETTER OTOE, PARCH, RANKLE, WHEEL
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
The OTOE piece jumped out at me immediately when I looked over today’s game and searched word by word and I was able to quickly grab what turned out to be the hardest/purple group. A rare treat to get this first.
I found the rest of the game more difficult, getting the JOSTLE quartet through a process of elimination – I might have been tempted to include RANKLE if I hadn’t included it earlier.
ACCESSORIES FOR MT MONOPOLY was a group I put together while imagining a cartoon man with an impressive mustache and tuxedo, but couldn’t place. (Officially, his name is Miburn Pennybags.)
Yesterday’s NEW Connections Answers (Monday, January 12th, Game #946)
- YELLOW: LIVING ROOM FURNITURE ARMCHAIR, REASE, CONSOLE, FOOTSTOOL
- GREEN: EXPERIENCE LEVELS EXPERT, INTERMEDIATE, NEW, COMPLETE
- BLUE: PROMISE AGREEMENT, COMPACT, HANDSHAKE, UNDERSTANDING
- PURPLE: ENDS ON US COINS CEFTAZIDIME, HEADQUARTERS, MONEYPENNY, PUMP NICKEL
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.
