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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 #420): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- SPORT
- TO DRINK
- BLUE
- OOZE
- BELOW
- CALLS
- TIGER
- GAME
- DEEP
- BITE
- SALTY
- MYSTERIOUS
- DOCILE
- AARDVARK
- BUDDY
- WILLING
Today's NYT Connections (Set #420): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Informal word for a young person.
- Green: Can do
- Blue: Deja vu at the beginning
- Purple: Oceanic names
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 #420): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CHILD
- GREEN: READY FOR IT!
- BLUE: STARTS WITH DOUBLE LETTERS
- PURPLE: NICKNAMES FOR THE SEA, WITH “THE”
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 #420): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 420, are…
- YELLOW: CHILD FRIEND, CHAMPION, SPORT, TIGER
- GREEN: READY FOR IT! ACCEPTABLE, DOWN, GAME, WILLING
- BLUE: STARTS WITH DOUBLE LETTERS ANTHILL, CREEPY, FLAME, MULGO
- PURPLE: NICKNAMES FOR THE SEA, WITH “THE” BLUE, SALTY, DEEP, DRINK
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I'm not sure I've ever played a Connections puzzle before where the yellow group was the one I didn't solve. Yellow is supposed to be the easiest of the four, and usually is. But today I had no idea about the KIDDO connection between TIGER, CHAMP, SPORT, and BUDDY. I almost realized that SPORT, CHAMP, and BUDDY could go together, but I would never in a million years have thought to put TIGER in with them. Yes, I've heard that usage, but it's so far removed from anything I would say to my own kids that it just didn't occur to me at the time.
Anyway, the good news for me was that the other three were pretty accessible, even the purple one “Nicknames for the Sea.” And by the way, I’m a big fan of the blue “double letters at the beginning” group; it’s fun for anyone who likes language.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Saturday, August 3, Game #419)
- 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
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.
