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 #442): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- SLICE
- FURTIVE
- TIRE
- SUPPORT
- BAGEL
- SLIDE
- BAR
- WHIFF
- BLESSING
- WADE
- LIFESAVER
- CONSENT
- WREATH
- HOOK
- APPROVAL
- CANE
Today's NYT Connections (Set #442): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Management Consent
- Green: Donut shape
- Blue: Wayward blow
- Purple: I use them on my feet, but something is missing
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 #442): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: OFFICIAL SANCTIONING
- GREEN: THINGS IN THE SHAPE OF A BULL
- BLUE: BAD GOLF SHOTS
- PURPLE: SHOES WITHOUT “ER” SOUND
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 #442): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 442, are…
- YELLOW: OFFICIAL SANCTIONING APPROVAL, BLESSING, CONSENT, SUPPORT
- GREEN: THINGS IN THE SHAPE OF A BULL BAGEL, LIFEGUARD, TIRE, CROWN
- BLUE: BAD GOLF SHOTS HOOK, SHANK, SLICE, SMELL
- PURPLE: SHOES WITHOUT “ER” SOUND BAKE, SLIP, ESCAPE, WADE
- My rating: Moderate
- My rating: Fail
Ah! Yet another failure for me today, four in just over a week. My game has completely disappeared. I'm like a golfer with a nervous breakdown and it just so happens that it was golf that tripped me up today.
I solved the yellow and green without too much trouble, which left me with eight words to put together. And I saw, correctly, that one of the remaining groups was almost certainly a “bad golf swing” connection, because it had HOOK, SLICE, and SHANK. But I had never heard WHIFF used in that context (I’m not a golfer) and guessed all the remaining answers except the true one, which means another loss.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Sunday, August 25, Game #441)
- YELLOW: JUMPING CRAZY BOILING, SMOKING, LIVID, HUNTING
- GREEN: STATE POSITION, CLASSIFICATION, POSITION, STATION
- BLUE: WORDS THAT MAKE UP THE ACRONYM “HVAC” AIR, CONDITIONING, HEATING, VENTILATION
- PURPLE: ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE BENDING BAKING, LAUNDRY, ORIGAMI, POKER
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.
