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 #444): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MARTINI
- TEETH
- HUMOR
- PENDULUM
- STEPS
- TEA BAG
- MONKEY BARS
- TETHERBALL
- TEETOTALER
- SLIDE
- BOOMER
- DESERT
- SWINGS
- YO-YO
- ROCKER
- BLUES
Today's NYT Connections (Set #444): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Have fun, kids!
- Green: Just hanging!
- Blue: Not wet
- Purple: [word for young child] white
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 #444): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
- GREEN: IT IS FOUND AT THE END OF A ROPE/CORD
- BLUE: DESCRIBED AS DRY
- PURPLE: BABY ___
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 #444): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 444, are…
- YELLOW: PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT MONKEY BARS, SLIDES, SWINGS, SEESEEER
- GREEN: IT IS FOUND AT THE END OF A ROPE/CORD PENDULUM, TEA BAG, TETHERBALL, YO-YO
- BLUE: DESCRIBED AS DRY DESERT, HUMOR, MARTINI, ABSTERMIC
- PURPLE: BABY ___ BLUES, BOOMER, STEPS, TEETH
- My rating: Moderate
- My rating: 1 error
Blank connections are usually the ones that defeat me. In retrospect, the one I included today is BABY [BLANK] – It should have been easy. After all, baby boomer, baby steps, baby blues and baby teeth are established phrases. But in the heat of the Connections battle, those links just didn’t occur to me.
Anyway, it didn't hurt today. Yellow (playground equipment) was easy, and both green and blue were comfortable solutions after some thought.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Tuesday, August 27, Game #443)
- 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
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.
