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 #464): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BOMB
- SPOKESMAN
- FIRE
- MATE
- microphone
- CHAIR
- DEPARTMENT
- AMP
- WHIP
- TIT
- PUBLICITY HYPE
- SLIDE
- PEAT
- PSYCHOANALYZE
- MULE
- LEADER
Today's NYT Connections (Set #464): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Let's do it!
- Green: Put your foot in it
- Blue: They're in charge, right?
- Purple: It sounds like a name
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 #464): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GET EXCITED WITH “UP”
- GREEN: TYPES OF SHOES
- BLUE: LEGISLATIVE FUNCTIONS
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONOUS NAMES
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 #464): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 464, are…
- YELLOW: GET EXCITED WITH “UP” AMP, FIRE, DRUM, PSYCHOLOGY
- GREEN: TYPES OF SHOES PLAN, MULE, BOMB, SLIDE
- BLUE: LEGISLATIVE FUNCTIONS PRESIDENT, LEADER, PRESIDENT, WHIP
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONOUS NAMES DUG, MATE, MICRO, PEAT
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: 1 error
I only made one mistake today, and it was right at the beginning of what ended up being (supposedly) the easiest of the four groups. Luckily, blue and purple were quite a bit easier than they usually are, so I never came close to failing overall.
Purple was a particular favorite of mine; I love homophone puzzles and always look them up on Connections. While they usually make up the hardest group, they're only hard because they're “hidden” compared to the simple synonym groups; once you find one, the other three are usually easy to find, so I always sound out each word just in case. That happened today with PEAT, which I looked at and thought… PETE? Then I looked at the rest of the board and found MATTE (MATT), DUG (DOUG), and MIC (MIKE). Nice.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Monday, September 16, Game #463)
- YELLOW: MAIN CHIEF, PRIME MINISTER, PRINCIPAL, SUPREME
- GREEN: SHARP THINGS CACTUS, HEDGEHOG, MACE, PINEAPPLE
- BLUE: WORK TOO SENTIMENTAL CHEESE, CORN, PORRIDGE, MASSAGE
- PURPLE: THINGS THAT HAVE A LIMIT BOTTLE, GRADUATE, MUSHROOM, SALARY
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.
