Good day! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers into various categories. It can be difficult, so read on if you need Connections tips.
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 #875): Today's Words
Today's words from NYT Connections are…
- CAPRI
- WATER
- ELECTRIC SHOCK
- BURDEN
- KHAKI
- BURDEN
- SWEAT
- GASP
- JEWEL
- TAN
- BLUSH
- CAMEL
- TRANSPORT
- SINKING
- FLATTER
- TRANSPORT
NYT Connections Today (Game #875) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Ways to describe the goods to be transported.
- GREEN: Autumn palette
- BLUE: Caused by excessive effort.
- PURPLE: Beginnings of the horoscope
Do you need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the answers are to the four topics for today's NYT Connections riddles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #875) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GOODS TO TRANSPORT
- GREEN: LIGHT BROWN TONES
- BLUE: SHOWS SIGNS OF PHYSICAL EFFORT
- PURPLE: BEGINNINGS OF ZODIAC SIGNS
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #875): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game #875 are…
- YELLOW: GOODS TO TRANSPORT LOADING, FREIGHT, TRANSPORTATION, CARGO
- GREEN: LIGHT BROWN TONES CAMEL, FAWN, KHAKI, TAN
- BLUE: SHOWS SIGNS OF PHYSICAL EFFORT CRAMP, PANTS, REDNESS, SWEAT
- PURPLE: BEGINNINGS OF ZODIAC SIGNS WATER, CAPRI, GEM, SAG
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
A brief flirtation with different types of pants aside, this was a pretty easy game.
As tempting as it would be to combine CAPRI, CARGO and SWEAT together with a third option: ahem, PANT? – I managed to resist and quickly saw the other groups.
Having a lifelong resistance to horoscopes and the zodiac, I was unable to detect the purple group, while the four tiles in the SHOW SIGNS OF PHYSICAL EFFORT category are sensations I feel daily; Not during this game, though.
Answers from yesterday's NYT Connections (Saturday, November 1, Game #874)
- YELLOW: TAKE TO COURT ACCUSE, PRESENT, ACCUSE, SUE
- GREEN: BLACK INK, JET, PITCH, RAVEN
- BLUE: SECOND IN A FAMOUS REAL-LIFE DUO CHER, CLYDE, HARDY, CASHIER
- PURPLE: RODENTS WHO ARE THE FIRST IN A CARTOON DUO CHIP, itchy, pinky, rocky
What are NYT connections?
NYT Connections is one of the 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 difficulty level: green is easy, yellow is a little harder, blue is usually quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final question since you'll be able to answer it through a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little breathing room.
However, it's a little more complicated than something like Wordle and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For example, be careful with homophones and other puns that could disguise answers.
It can be played for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile devices.
