Good morning! We're going to play Connections, the clever word game from the NYT that challenges you to group answers into various categories. It can be tricky, so read on if you need hints.
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 #441): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- STEAM COOKING
- POKER
- AIR
- BAKING
- LAUNDRY
- CATEGORY
- BOILING
- SEASON
- HEATING
- ORIGAMI
- POSITION
- Smoking
- STANDING
- VENTILATION
- LIVID
- CONDITIONING
Today's NYT Connections (Set #441): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Very angry
- Green: Classification
- Blue: Acronym for air circulation
- Purple: Needs a change
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 #441): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: JUMPING CRAZY
- GREEN: STATE
- BLUE: WORDS THAT MAKE UP THE ACRONYM “HVAC”
- PURPLE: ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE BENDING
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 #441): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 441, are…
- YELLOW: JUMPING CRAZY BOILING, SMOKING, LIVID, HUNTING
- GREEN: STATE POSITION, CLASSIFICATION, POSITION, STATION
- BLUE: WORDS THAT MAKE UP THE ACRONYM “HVAC” AIR, CONDITIONING, HEATING, VENTILATION
- PURPLE: ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE BENDING BAKING, LAUNDRY, ORIGAMI, POKER
- My rating: Moderate
- My rating: 1 error
It’s always interesting to see the order in which the NYT places the groups in Connections. Today, for example, the purple one (the hardest) is “Activities Involving Folding,” which I solved first of all the groups. The blue one is supposedly easier, but that was the acronym HVAC, a term I was completely unfamiliar with and could only solve by default. I guess one person’s hard answer is another person’s easy one…
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Saturday, August 24, Game #440)
- YELLOW: VISUAL INTERFACE DISPLAY, MONITOR, SCREEN, TERMINAL
- GREEN: BURLESQUE HAVE A POSITION BOA, CORSET, FAN, GLOVES
- BLUE: BEIGE TONES SUEDE, CREAM, FAWN, TAN
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF LANGUAGE SUNBATHE, CHECK, FINISH, TIE
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.
