Your weekend starts here, with NYT Connections. I played better today than yesterday, but if you're struggling, check out 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 #398): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- HEAR
- SOUND
- WITCH
- TITANIC
- AVATAR
- GIANT
- LOOK
- HUSTLE
- MONSTER
- FIGURE
- CASTLE
- APPEAR
- PERSON
- SEEM
- MAMMOTH
- CHARACTER
Today's NYT Connections (Set #398): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Bigger than that. Even bigger than that. that
- Green: Like a person, but not
- Blue: I think it's that
- Purple: Lost letter?
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 #398): Clue #2: Group Responses
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: HUGE
- GREEN: INCARNATION
- BLUE: COME THROUGH
- PURPLE: SILENT “T”
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 #398): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 398, are…
- YELLOW: HUGE GIANT, MAMMOTH, MONSTER, TITANIC
- GREEN: INCARNATION AVATAR, CHARACTER, FIGURE, PERSON
- BLUE: COME THROUGH APPEAR, LOOK, SEEM, SOUND
- PURPLE: SILENT “T” CASTLE, HURRY, LISTEN, WITCH
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I really enjoyed this Connections game after yesterday's problems. None of the groups were remotely difficult, save for the final purple one, which I didn't have to worry about because I'd already solved the other three. However, I can confidently admit that I wouldn't have had a chance of solving it if I'd needed to; those silent Ts would have completely stumped me.
Fortunately, correctly grouping words like “words that mean huge” was a much easier task, so I completed today's puzzle without making any mistakes.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Friday, July 12, Match #397)
- YELLOW: SCHOOL FACILITIES AUDITORIUM, GYMNASIUM, LABORATORY, LIBRARY
- GREEN: ROULETTE BLACK, EVEN, ODD, RED BETTING
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH “PALOMA” CHOCOLATE, PEACE, DOVE, SOAP
- PURPLE: ___ GOOSE GOLDEN, GREY, MOTHER, FOOL
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.
