The week ends with a fairly easy connection puzzle that I don't think will cause too many problems for people. It's certainly easier than yesterday's, but you might still want some hints to help you solve it; if so, just scroll down.
What should you do once you're done? Play more word games, of course. I also have articles with daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers, and Quordle hints and answers if you need help with those topics as well.
SPOILER WARNING: Below you'll find information about today's NYT Connections, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections Today (Set #404): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- REGULAR
- COFFEE
- FURTHER
- WATER
- STABLE
- MILD
- POOL
- FIRE
- BURN
- NEWSPAPER
- DIESEL
- DIG
- LOVER
- PREMIUM
- PRICK
- DEAR
Today's NYT Connections (Set #404): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: One and only
- Green: To say bad words
- Blue: Full
- Purple: White [something you put things on?]
Need more clues?
We're now in spoiler territory, but read on if you want to know what the four themed answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
Today's NYT Connections (Game #404): Clue #2: Group Responses
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ROMANTIC COUPLE
- GREEN: INSULT
- BLUE: FUEL PUMP OPTIONS
- PURPLE: ___ TABLE
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE PAGE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
Today's NYT Connections (Set #404): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 404, are…
- YELLOW: ROMANTIC COUPLE FLAME, LOVER, FAITHFUL, HEART
- GREEN: INSULT BURN, DIG, PUNCH, LIGHT
- BLUE: FUEL PUMP OPTIONS DIESEL, PLUS, PREMIUM, REGULAR
- PURPLE: ___ TABLE COFFEE, NEWSPAPER, SWIMMING POOL, WATER
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
One of the first things I do with any Connections puzzle is look for the outliers; I scan the board, read the words, and see which ones don’t have multiple meanings or possibilities. DIESEL is a great example—it’s not a word that pops up in a lot of contexts, unlike, say, FLAME or DIG or POOL. So once I zeroed in on that, I was able to easily combine it with PREMIUM, PLUS, and REGULAR, and my game was up and running with the (supposedly) second-hardest one now complete. From there, it was a piece of cake to complete the rest.
How did your day go? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Thursday, July 18, Game #403)
- YELLOW: OPEN SPACE COURT, PLAZA, SQUARE, PATIO
- GREEN: BOXING UNIT COMBAT, COMPETITION, MATCH, ROUND
- BLUE: BRIGHTNESS DAZZLE, SPARKLE, POMP, RHYTHM
- PURPLE: EMOJI FIRE, HEART, SKULL, SPARKS
What is 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 items that have something in common, and each group has a different level of difficulty: green is easy, yellow is a little harder, blue is usually quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
The plus side is that you don't technically need to solve the last one, as you'll be able to answer it by process of elimination. Plus, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a bit of wiggle room.
However, it is a bit more complex than something like Wordle and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trick you with tricks. For example, beware of homophones and other wordplay that could disguise the answers.
It can be played for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile devices.
