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 #443): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- KICK
- THUNDER
- BRUSH
- HEAT
- GEL
- PLACE
- MAGIC
- FIRE
- SCISSORS
- ROAR
- CAPE
- TAROT
- BOOM
- SPICE
- BASEBALL
- CRASH
Today's NYT Connections (Set #443): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: great sound
- Green: The hot ones
- Blue: Cut and style
- Purple: Play them well
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 #443): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: EXPLOSIVE SOUND
- GREEN: QUALITY OF CHILI
- BLUE: CLASSIC BARBER SHOP ITEMS
- PURPLE: TYPES OF CARDS
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 #443): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 443, are…
- YELLOW: EXPLOSIVE SOUND BOOM, CRASH, ROAR, THUNDER!
- GREEN: QUALITY OF CHILI FIRE, HEAT, KICK, SPICES
- BLUE: CLASSIC BARBER SHOP ITEMS BRUSH, CAPE, CUTTERS, GEL
- PURPLE: TYPES OF CARDS BASEBALL, MAGIC, SET, TAROT
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 3 mistakes
Phew! I narrowly avoided another Connections mistake today, but it was largely due to luck. Once again, I missed the red herrings: I thought maybe there was a basketball connection (HEAT, THUNDER, SCISSORS, MAGIC), but I was wrong, or that there was something to do with wizards/witches (CAP, MAGIC, TAROT, FIRE, etc.), but I was (rightly) even more wrong. And finally, I guessed a hairdressing-related one with BRUSH, SCISSORS, GEL, and, ahem, SET, and I was almost right.
Since I had no more chances left, I needed to get it right every time, and looking around, I saw the yellow group “Explosive Sound.” Going back to the hair salons and barbershops, I added CAPE and got the blue one, then I put together four spicy-sounding words for the hot chili group. It was a close race, but I made it to the finish line.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Monday, August 26, Game #442)
- YELLOW: OFFICIAL SANCTIONING APPROVAL, BLESSING, CONSENT, SUPPORT
- GREEN: THINGS IN THE SHAPE OF A BULL BAGEL, LIFEGUARD, TIRE, CROWN
- BLUE: BAD GOLF SHOTS HOOK, SHANK, SLICE, SMELL
- PURPLE: SHOES WITHOUT “ER” SOUND BAKE, SLIP, ESCAPE, WADE
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.
