It's time to solve the NYT Wednesday Connections puzzle, which means it's also time to get some Connections clues if you need them.
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 #430): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BABY
- BUZZ
- BOOB-BOOB
- DAISY
- JASMINE
- Mickey
- DANCE
- YOGI
- FOOL
- STING
- PETUNIA
- DECEASED
- POPPY
- LOU
- GAFFE
- POLLINATE
Today's NYT Connections (Set #430): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Mishap
- Green: The plant blooms
- Blue: Birds and __
- Purple: Baseball stars
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 #430): Clue #2: Group Responses
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ERROR
- GREEN: FLOWERS
- BLUE: THINGS BEES DO
- PURPLE: FIRST NAMES OF THE YANKEES LEGENDS
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 #430): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 430, are…
- YELLOW: ERROR ME-ME, ME-ME, ME-ME, ME-ME
- GREEN: FLOWERS DAISY, JASMINE, PETUNIA, POPPY
- BLUE: THINGS BEES DO BUZZ, DANCE, POLLINATE, CHICK
- PURPLE: FIRST NAMES OF THE YANKEES LEGENDS BABY, LOU, MICKEY, YOGI
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I say above that this is easy, but I'm not sure I would have gotten the purple group, NAMES OF YANKEES LEGENDS, if it weren't for the fact that I solved the other three. But I'll give the NYT a pass on this admittedly parochial grouping, given that the Yankees are a New York team.
Anyway, that aside, it was all a piece of cake, and the fact that the blue “Bees” group included DANCING made me so happy, because I just love the fact that bees actually dance… and to communicate no less!
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Tuesday, August 13, Issue #429)
- 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
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.
