Your first Connections puzzle of the week is a little easier, but I would never say this game is that easy. A few tips may help you out, so read on for my suggestions.
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 #407): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PYRAMID
- HORN
- PUSSY
- CHAIN
- STRUGGLE
- FLAG
- FIELD
- FLARE
- SPHERE
- PROCESSOR
- TAPE RECORDER
- BARRIER
- TRIANGLE
- DOMAIN
- FIDDLE
- AREA
Today's NYT Connections (Set #407): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Don't deviate from it if you want to stand out
- Green: Played by sound
- Blue: Distraction tools
- Purple: [What you eat] white
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 #407): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: THE KINGDOM OF EXPERIENCE
- GREEN: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
- BLUE: USED TO REDIRECTE TRAFFIC
- PURPLE: FOOD ___
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 #407): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 407, are…
- YELLOW: THE KINGDOM OF EXPERIENCE AREA, DOMAIN, FIELD, SPHERE
- GREEN: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS VIOLIN, HORN, FLUTE, TRIANGLE
- BLUE: USED TO REDIRECTE TRAFFIC BARRIER, CONE, FLAG, BENJAMBRE
- PURPLE: FOOD ___ CHAIN, FIGHT, PROCESSOR, PYRAMID
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It's rare that I complete the purple group before any of the others, but I've done it a couple of times in the past week. It often happens with these groups that the connection is a missing word, and so it was with FOOD ___, a moderately difficult but not overly complicated answer for a purple.
The yellow and green groups were pretty straightforward, although the misdirection of SPHERE, PYRAMID, and CONE (3D shapes?) confused me for a while.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Sunday, July 21, Game #406)
- YELLOW: WAYS TO SUPPORT A CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN, APPEALS, ORGANIZATION, DOING POLITICS
- GREEN: CONSTITUTION COMPOSITION, FABRIC, MAKEUP, STRUCTURE
- BLUE: CARPENTRY TOOLS CLAMP, FILE, LEVEL, SAW
- PURPLE: MATHEMATICAL ABBREVIATIONS REG, MAX, MOD, TAN
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.
