Are you ready for a challenge? Then check out today's NYT Connections game, which is definitely Below you will find some suggestions if you need them.
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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 #408): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- HOT DOG
- WORD
- BUG
- CHEEP
- PEEP
- PIG
- PEACOCK
- MEDICINE MAN
- HAM
- IMPOSTOR
- SPEED
- SOUND
- FRAUD
- NOISE
- SHOWBOAT
- CHARLATAN
Today's NYT Connections (Set #408): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Don't trust them!
- Green: Say something
- Blue: Look at me, look at me
- Purple: Cartoon characters
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 #408): Clue #2: Group Responses
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: IMPOSTOR
- GREEN: PRONUNCIATION
- BLUE: THE ONE WHO LIKES TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF
- PURPLE: LOONEY TUNES CHARACTERS MINUS ONE LETTER
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 #408): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 408, are…
- YELLOW: IMPOSTOR CHARLATAN, FRAUD, CHARLATAN, FANATIC
- GREEN: PRONUNCIATION NOISE, CHEEP, SOUND, WORD
- BLUE: THE ONE WHO LIKES TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF HAM, HOT DOG, PEACOCK, SHOW BOAT
- PURPLE: LOONEY TUNES CHARACTERS MINUS ONE LETTER BUG, PIG, SPEED, TWEET
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 3 mistakes
Today's Connections purple group is, without a doubt, one of my favorite word challenges. Not only the Looney Tunes characters BUGS (Bunny), TWEETY (Pie), PORKY (Pig), and SPEEDY (Gonzales), which would be pretty funny on their own, but those characters minus one letter for BUG, SPEED, TWEET, and PORK. And I solved it, well, something like. By which I meant that after solving the other three groups, I stared at it for quite a while until I suddenly had a burst of inspiration and realized what it was, even though I didn't need to.
Up to that point, the game hadn't been easy either, as HAM, HOT DOG, SHOWBOAT and PEACOCK also confused me. I never knew HOT DOG was a description of a braggart…
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Monday, July 22, Game #407)
- YELLOW: THE KINGDOM OF EXPERIENCE AREA, DOMAIN, FIELD, SPHERE
- GREEN: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS VIOLIN, HORN, FLUTE, TRIANGLE
- BLUE: USED TO REDIRECTE TRAFFIC BARRIER, CONE, FLAG, BENJAMBRE
- PURPLE: FOOD ___ CHAIN, FIGHT, PROCESSOR, PYRAMID
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.
