Tuesday Connections is a little more difficult than some recent examples, so read on if you need some pointers.
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 #429): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MARKED
- SAYING
- SPEAK
- WHEEL
- CLEAR
- DRIVE
- GOALIE
- PRONOUNCED
- DESIGNATION
- ROUGH
- STRIKING
- LAST NAME
- SAID
- SOBRIQUET
- FORCE
- VOICED
Today's NYT Connections (Set #429): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Pronounced
- Green: Type of name
- Blue: Easily visible
- Purple: White [word for dwelling]
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 #429): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: INDICATED
- GREEN: NICKNAME
- BLUE: OBVIOUS
- PURPLE: ___HOUSES (THAT ARE NOT HOUSES)
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 #429): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 429, are…
- YELLOW: INDICATED HE SAID, HE SPOKE, HE SAID, HE EXPRESSED
- GREEN: NICKNAME DESIGNATION, HANDLE, LAST NAME, NICKNAME
- BLUE: OBVIOUS CLEAR, MARKED, PRONOUNCED, IMPACTING
- PURPLE: ___HOUSES (THAT ARE NOT HOUSES) PORTER, POWER, ROUGH, WHEEL
- My rating: Moderate
- My rating: 1 error
That annoying NYT distraction tripped me up again here: how was I supposed to know that in yellow, 'Stated,' included SAID, SPOKEN, TELL, and VOCALIZED, but not PRONOUNCED?
Anyway, putting that aside, this one wasn't too bad. I even managed to figure out the purple one, the '[blank] The first one, in my head, before I present it as the final default answer. It's always satisfying when that happens.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Monday, August 12, Game #428)
- YELLOW: METALLIC ELEMENTS GOLD, LEAD, MERCURY, TIN
- GREEN: MATTRESS SIZES FULL, KING, QUEEN, DOUBLE
- BLUE: SLANG FOR TOILET CAN, HEAD, JOHN, THRONE
- PURPLE: TYPES OF KNIVES BOWIE, BUTCHER, BUTTER, BUTTERFLY
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.
