It's the weekend! And that means you have another chance to solve a weekend connection puzzle – these are just like the weekday connection puzzles, but on a weekend. Awesome! Read on for my suggestions and feedback on today's game.
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 #405): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- NATURAL
- SWEAT
- SODA
- WORK
- JUICE
- CONVENTIONAL
- DAD
- LIQUID
- BURST
- CARRY
- BATTERY
- SMOOTH
- LABOUR
- FORCE
- GRACEFUL
- EFFORT
Today's NYT Connections (Set #405): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: No problem
- Green: Put your back into it
- Blue: Essential for an electronic device.
- Purple: Synonyms for a specific palindromic word that has three letters
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 #405): Clue #2: Group Responses
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: EFFORTLESS
- GREEN: EFFORT
- BLUE: POWER FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- PURPLE: WHAT “POP” MIGHT MEAN
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 #405): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 405, are…
- YELLOW: EFFORTLESS FLUID, ELEGANT, NATURAL, SOFT
- GREEN: EFFORT EFFORT, WORK, SWEAT, WORK
- BLUE: POWER FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE BATTERY, CHARGE, JUICE, POWER
- PURPLE: WHAT “POP” MIGHT MEAN EXPLOSION, DAD, DIRECT CURRENT, SODA
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This was one of the easiest connection puzzles I've played in a long time. It only took me a couple of minutes and I think I would have even solved the harder purple group if I had to (I didn't).
I didn’t solve them in order; the blue “energy” group caught my attention immediately, followed by the green “effort” and then the yellow “effortless” group. All very simple.
How did your day go? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Friday, July 19, Game #404)
- YELLOW: ROMANTIC COUPLE FLAME, LOVER, FAITHFUL, HEART
- GREEN: INSULT BURN, DIG, PUNCH, LIGHT
- BLUE: FUEL PUMP OPTIONS DIESEL, PLUS, PREMIUM, REGULAR
- PURPLE: ___ TABLE COFFEE, NEWSPAPER, SWIMMING POOL, WATER
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.
