Good morning! We're going to play Connections, the clever word game from the NYT that challenges you to group answers into various categories. It can be tricky, so read on if you need hints.
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 #460): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BEETLE
- JUICE
- ENERGY
- LEVEL
- COW
- ENERGY
- FOCUS
- BEANS
- ZIPPER
- JACOB
- LIFE
- PRINCIPLE
- GIANT
- VOLT
- CIVIC
- REFER
Today's NYT Connections (Set #460): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Dynamism
- Green: It reads both ways
- Blue: In a specific fairy tale
- Purple: What are you driving?
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 #460): Clue #2: Group Responses
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: VITALITY
- GREEN: PALINDROMES WITH “E”
- BLUE: APPEARED IN “JACK AND THE BEANS”
- PURPLE: CAR MODELS
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 #460): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 460, are…
- YELLOW: VITALITY ENERGY, JUICE, LIFE, ZIP
- GREEN: PALINDROMES WITH “E” LEVEL, PEP, REFERENCE, PRINCIPLE
- BLUE: APPEARED IN “JACK AND THE BEANS” BEANS, COW, GIANT, JACK
- PURPLE: CAR MODELS BEETLE, CIVIC, FOCUS, VOLT
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Is it just me or has Connections gotten a lot easier lately? I don’t feel like I’m doing anything different, but after multiple failures in a two- to three-week period, I’ve now made it through eight in a row. And today’s might be the simplest of them.
The only one I didn't solve was the green one: PALINDROMES WITH “E”. I'm surprised this was the green group, because it's harder than the blue or purple ones, and they're supposed to be in order of difficulty. I guess finding CAR MODELS (purple) can be tricky if you're not a driver, but they're generally well known. And as for the blue one… is there anyone on the planet who doesn't realize that BEANS, COW, GIANT, and JACK go together?
Not that I'm complaining – it's nice to feel like I'm actually good at this game!
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Thursday, September 12, Game #459)
- YELLOW: BOOK ONLINE FOR LATER MARK, FAVORITE, LIKE, SAVE
- GREEN: IN NAME ADVANTAGE, BENEFIT, INTEREST, GOOD
- BLUE: NBA LEGENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS BIRD, CURRY, KOBE, MAGIC
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH GREEK LETTERS BIOTA, FETA, MOCHI, PEPSI
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.
