It's been a while since we've had a truly difficult Connections puzzle… and that hasn't changed today. Of course, everyone's experience of the game is different, so read on if you need some clues.
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 #423): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BONE SCAN
- BYTE
- RADIO
- DRILL
- DISHWASHER
- RAM
- MICROWAVE
- SERVER
- FUNNY
- COOK
- STUFF
- HOST
- PACK
- VISIBLE
- FLANGE
- JAM
Today's NYT Connections (Set #423): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Pumpkin in
- Green: Like in 'The Bear'
- Blue: Radiations
- Purple: Everyone has something that is synonymous with 'a small amount'.
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 #423): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CRAM
- GREEN: RESTAURANT JOBS
- BLUE: ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH PIECES
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 #423): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 423, are…
- YELLOW: CRAM JAM, PACKAGE, RAM, STUFF
- GREEN: RESTAURANT JOBS COOK, DISHWASHER, HOST, SERVER
- BLUE: ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM MICROWAVE, RADIO, VISIBLE, X-RAYS
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH PIECES BRIDGE, BYTE, COMIC, EXERCISE SYSTEMS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It's always a huge relief to solve the blue group early on, because I know I'm unlikely to fail once I've got it down. Yellow and green are usually pretty easy, so once blue is out of the way, there's no need to worry about violet.
Today, blue was a hit for a physics nerd like me: as soon as I saw X-RAY and RADIO in the same game, I was pretty sure they would go together, and MICROWAVE was another obvious one. VISIBLE may have thrown some people off, but all those hours spent reading about telescopes and quantum physics eventually came in handy.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Tuesday, August 6, Issue #422)
- YELLOW: WHITE AND FLUFFY THINGS CLOUD, COTTON BALL, DANDELION, SHEEP
- GREEN: ONE IN A RESEARCH STUDY GUINEA PIG, PARTICIPANT, SUBJECT, VOLUNTEER
- BLUE: TAKE PROBLEM UNCLOSE, MIND, OBJECT, PROTEST
- PURPLE: ___HORN BULL, FOG, MATTER, SHOE
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.
