I find Sunday Connections to be pretty easy, but if you don't agree, scroll down 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 #427): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BITE
- Yo
- IN
- SHIP
- BETTER
- CRAFT
- MUSSEL
- GOAT
- HARE
- LEGEND
- ABOUT
- NAVAL
- BARGE
- TOWARD
- ABOUT
- VESSEL
Today's NYT Connections (Set #427): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: King of the seas
- Green: Superstar
- Blue: Relating to a topic
- Purple: It sounds like a body part
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 #427): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BIG BOAT
- GREEN: THE BEST OF ALL TIME
- BLUE: REGARDING
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF BODY CHARACTERISTICS
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 #427): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 427, are…
- YELLOW: BIG BOAT BARGE, SHIP, BOAT, VESSEL
- GREEN: THE BEST OF ALL TIME BEST, CHAMPION, GOAT, LEGEND
- BLUE: REGARDING ABOUT, REGARDING, IN, TOWARDS
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF BODY CHARACTERISTICS HARE, ME, MUSSEL, NAVAL
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Either it's been a very easy week in Connections, or I've been having a good time. I suspect it's more the former than the latter, because I haven't been excelling in Wordle, particularly. But at least in Connections, it's been a smooth week.
Today's puzzle has a harder group, as is often the case, in the form of purple. These are a type of homophones, which can be difficult to identify but are usually not too difficult to solve once you realise what's going on. But if you're like me, you won't have had to solve it anyway, as the other three were very simple synonyms. I almost hope it's a really hard one now!
How did your day go? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Saturday, August 10, Game #426)
- YELLOW: THINGS THAT ARE RED DEVIL, MARS, PINK, STRAWBERRY
- GREEN: BE IN COMMITTEE FUNCTION, OPERATE, EXECUTE, WORK
- BLUE: MICROSOFT PRODUCTS EDGE, OFFICE, EQUIPMENT, WINDOWS
- PURPLE: BIOGRAPHIES BLONDE, WORK, MILK, VICE
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.
