Here's the NYT Sunday Connections Puzzle. It's difficult, as usual, but not as complicated as others. Here are some hints if you need them.
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 #406): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MAKE UP
- LEVEL
- TAN
- STUMP
- RECORD
- STRUCTURE
- MOUNTAIN RANGE
- ARCHIVE
- FABRIC
- CLAMP
- PROBE
- MODIFICATION
- ORGANIZE
- BELL
- MAXIMUM
- COMPOSITION
Today's NYT Connections (Set #406): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Political help
- Green: Made of
- Blue: Carpentry stuff
- Purple: On a calculator?
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 #406): Clue #2: Group Responses
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: WAYS TO SUPPORT A CANDIDATE
- GREEN: CONSTITUTION
- BLUE: CARPENTRY TOOLS
- PURPLE: MATHEMATICAL ABBREVIATIONS
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 #406): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 406, are…
- YELLOW: WAYS TO SUPPORT A CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN, APPEALS, ORGANIZATION, DOING POLITICS
- GREEN: CONSTITUTION COMPOSITION, FABRIC, MAKEUP, STRUCTURE
- BLUE: CARPENTRY TOOLS CLAMP, FILE, LEVEL, SAW
- PURPLE: MATHEMATICAL ABBREVIATIONS REG, MAX, MOD, TAN
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 2 mistakes
I missed a couple of attempts today on the blue “CARPENTRY” group, mistakenly thinking that LOG or TAN might be connected. No, I don't know why; CLAMP, FILE, LEVEL, and SAW make a lot more sense. But that aside, today's connections weren't too bad. After making those mistakes, I looked elsewhere for a while and figured out the green and yellow groups, neither of which were too complicated, and with the options narrowed down I was able to complete the blue and didn't have to worry about the purple.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Saturday, July 20, Game #405)
- 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
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.
