It's Saturday, it's the weekend, and it's time for another NYT Connections puzzle. This one isn't too complicated, but here are some hints if you get stuck.
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 #419): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BULL
- RUN
- KICK
- STOP
- BEAR
- LANGUAGE
- CALLUSES
- STOMACH
- HIGH
- HEELS
- EMOTION
- MOUSE
- BALONEY
- REMOTE
- CARRY
- BUNK
Today's NYT Connections (Set #419): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Good feeling
- Green: Bear
- Blue: Complete garbage
- Purple: Things to press or hit together?
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 #419): Clue #2: Group Responses
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A LITTLE EXCITEMENT
- GREEN: TOLERATE
- BLUE: NONSENSE
- PURPLE: THINGS TO CLICK ON
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 #419): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 419, are…
- YELLOW: A LITTLE EXCITEMENT STOP, KICK, RUSH, EXCITEMENT
- GREEN: TOLERATE BEAR, STANDING, STOMACH, TAKE
- BLUE: NONSENSE NONSENSE, NONSENSE, NONSENSE, CALLUSES
- PURPLE: THINGS TO CLICK ON HEELS, MOUSE, REMOTE CONTROL, TONGUE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This is probably one of the easier Connections puzzles of the past few weeks, although the fourth and final group is potentially tricky. But many people won't have to worry about that, because the other three are straightforward collections of synonyms. The only complication is the usual dose of NYT distraction, but if you managed to resist the temptation to play STOMACH, TRIPE, and TONGUE together (some kind of nasty meat group?) or to put KICK, RUSH, and TAKE together in a sports-related group, you'll be fine.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Friday, August 2, Game #418)
- YELLOW: STRETCHING, LIKE PATIENCE Tension, tax, test, attempt
- GREEN: THINGS A DJ DOES MIX, SAMPLING, SCRATCH, SPIN
- BLUE: ADJECTIVES USED IN GRAMMAR DIRECT, IRREGULAR, POSSESSIVE, PRESENT
- PURPLE: WHAT “GREEN” MIGHT MEAN ECOLOGICAL, JEALOUS, EXUBERANT, NAUSEA
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.
