Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #964) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MINUTE
- ТАРЕ
- AREA
- COMPACT
- COMB
- POKER
- STICKER
- PATCH
- BAND-AID
- NAIL FILE
- LINT ROLLER
- UPPER
- CLUSTER
- HELPING
- TWEEZERS
NYT Connections today (game #964) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Section of space
- GREEN: Tools to keep yourself nice
- BLUE: Things with a sticky side
- PURPLE: Add a body part word
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…
NYT Connections today (game #964) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: REGION
- GREEN: GROOMING ITEMS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH ADHESIVE SURFACES
- PURPLE: ___ HAND
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #964) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #964, are…
- YELLOW: REGION AREA, CLUSTER, PATCH, POCKET
- GREEN: GROOMING ITEMS COMB, COMPACT, NAIL FILE, TWEEZERS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH ADHESIVE SURFACES BAND-AID, LINT ROLLER, STICKER, TAPE
- PURPLE: ___ HAND HELPING, MINUTE, POKER, UPPER
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
When you begin writing or editing for a magazine or website you are often sent a link to a copy of their style book. Basically this is a list of how this particular organization likes certain words, punctuation and grammar to appear in their work.
I mention this because I remember the style book one of my first magazine jobs had a big list of brand names and among them was Band-Aid – the hyphen was the important part, along with the capitalization of course. I thought nothing of this until a time some years later when I accidentally neglected to use the hyphen in Band-Aid and promptly received a charming letter informing me of my error from some lawyers representing them.
Anyway, I digress. Today’s game presented us with little in the way of sticky situations, although I am cursed with a cloud of disappointment for not getting an early purple. As we know it is rarely as easy a group to spot as it was today.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Thursday, January 29, game #963)
- YELLOW: MAKEUP BRONZER, FOUNDATION, LINER, STAIN
- GREEN: FEATURED IN GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS BEAR, BED, GOLDILOCKS, PORRIDGE
- BLUE: ENDING WITH DRINKING VESSELS FIBERGLASS, SILVERSTEIN, SMUG, STUMBLER
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WORDS MEANING “BRUTAL” GOREY, GRIMM, GRIZZLY, SCARRY
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don’t technically need to solve the final one, as you’ll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What’s more, 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, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It’s playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
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