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 #437): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- GLOBE
- BAR
- CAKE
- EFFERVESCENCE
- CAKE
- BUBBLE
- TIRE
- COAT
- SLING
- SMEAR
- PUNCH
- LINE
- FLOATING
- SOUR
- AND SO
- BASKETBALL
Today's NYT Connections (Set #437): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Put it on top
- Green: Give it a pump
- Blue: Data visualization
- Purple: Alcoholic mixtures
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 #437): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: COVER WITH A THICK LAYER
- GREEN: THINGS THAT ARE INFLATED BALLOON, BASKETBALL, FLOAT, TIRE
- BLUE: TYPES OF GRAPHICS
- PURPLE: CLASSIC TYPES OF COCKTAILS FIZZ, PUNCH, SLING, SOUR
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 #437): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 437, are…
- YELLOW: COVER WITH A THICK LAYER CAKE, COATING, PLASTER, SPREAD
- GREEN: THINGS THAT ARE INFLATION BALLOON, BASKETBALL, FLOAT, TIRE
- BLUE: TYPES OF GRAPHICS BAR, BUBBLE, LINE, CAKE
- PURPLE: TYPES OF CLASSIC COCKTAILS FIZZ, PUNCH, SINKING, SOUR
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Fail
To my shame, this was the second Connections failure in just a couple of days. I think it's difficult, but not impossible.
That said, I do feel like I was at a disadvantage compared to some people. FLOATIE isn't a term I've heard before, and I think it might be a popular term in the US that isn't used in the UK, where I'm from. Also, TIRE is spelled TYRE in the UK, so I just saw it as “tired” rather than “the thing that goes on wheels”) and I didn't think it was compatible with other inflatables.
But still, I should have sorted it out, especially considering I was in the blue group, but it was obviously another bad day for me. Hopefully it was better for you.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Tuesday, August 20, Game #436)
- YELLOW: GUST OF WIND BLOW, CURRENT, GUST, BLOW
- GREEN: SPIN CRANK, WINDER, ROTATE, WINDER
- BLUE: SYMBOLS OF THE ZODIAC BULL, CRAB, LION, RAM
- PURPLE: DR. SEUSS TITLE FIGURES CAT, GRINCH, POP, TURTLE
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.
