Thursday's connections puzzle is pretty easy, and I seem to have been saying it a lot lately. But if you need some hints, read on…
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 #424): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- TALK
- PIRATE
- PILLAR
- PARROT
- HAM
- APPOINTMENT
- CANNONBALL
- ANCHOR
- SATELITE
- ECHO
- CORNERSTONE
- RAZOR
- BACKFLIP
- SPINE
- BELLYFUL
- REPEAT
Today's NYT Connections (Set #424): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Splashdown!
- Green: Say it again
- Blue: Support
- Purple: White [broadcast device]
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 #424): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SPECTACULAR WAYS TO ENTER A POOL
- GREEN: WE REITERATE
- BLUE: pillar
- PURPLE: ___ RADIO
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 #424): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 424, are…
- YELLOW: SPECTACULAR WAYS TO ENTER A POOL BACKFLY, BELLY, CANNONBALL, KNIFE
- GREEN: WE REITERATE ECHO, PARROT, QUOTE, REPEAT
- BLUE: pillar ANCHOR, BACKBONE, CORNERSTONE, PILLAR
- PURPLE: ___ RADIO HAM, PIRATE, SATELLITE, SPEAKS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Connections have been very easy lately, haven't they? Or maybe I've just gotten better at solving them, after 400 games? Or maybe I just got lucky… Either way, I solved it in double-quick time and in an almost completely “wrong” order, with purple first. Not that purple was particularly difficult today; yes, it was a [blank] Something answered, but the radio-related words were pretty obvious, and my attention was immediately drawn to HAM and PIRATE. Once I got that out of the way, the others quickly fell into place.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, August 7, Issue #423)
- YELLOW: CRAM JAM, PACKAGE, RAM, STUFF
- GREEN: RESTAURANT JOBS COOK, DISHWASHER, HOST, SERVER
- BLUE: ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM MICROWAVE, RADIO, VISIBLE, X-RAYS
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH PIECES BRIDGE, BYTE, COMIC, EXERCISE SYSTEMS
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.
