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 #472): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- HAT TRICK
- HOME RUN
- ROAST
- PAINT
- SOAP BOX
- TRIPLE CROWN
- COVERED FABRIC
- AT
- ROLLER
- KENTUCKY
- OUTBREAKS
- TRIFECTA
- DEMOLITION
- TAPE
- THREE MEALS
- Steak with cheese
Today's NYT Connections (Set #472): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Sporting's victory Sporting's victory Sporting's victory
- Green: Just add paint
- Blue: Eaten in a certain place?
- Purple: White [word for a contest between rivals]
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 #472): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TRIO OF SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS
- GREEN: NEEDS FOR PAINTING A ROOM
- BLUE: FOODS WITH NAMES OF CITIES
- PURPLE: ___ DERBY
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 #472): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 472, are…
- YELLOW: TRIO OF SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS HAT TRICK, THREE TIMES, TRIFECTA, TRIPLE CROWN
- GREEN: NEEDS FOR PAINTING A ROOM PROTECTIVE CLOTH, PAINT, ROLLER, TAPE
- BLUE: FOODS WITH NAMES OF CITIES GRILLED, CHEESECAKE, SPROUTS, WINGS
- PURPLE: ___ DERBY DEMOLITION, HOME RUN, KENTUCKY, SOAP BOX
- My rating: Moderate
- My rating: 3 mistakes
I almost failed today's connections puzzle, as I only completed the last group with my last guess. But in my defense, a couple of them were very US-centric connections that I couldn't be expected to solve, given that I'm not in the US and never lived there.
Those groups were blue and purple, and the blue one in particular was just impossible – I’ve heard of a Philly CHEESESTEAK but have no idea what SPROUTS, WINGS, and BROIL refer to. Similarly, in the purple group I was able to correctly find the __DERBY group through DEMOLITION, KENTUCKY, and SOAP BOX, but I assumed it was ROLLER rather than HOME RUN. I’m assuming the latter is related to baseball in some way, so I probably should have spotted it as a possibility sooner.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Tuesday, September 24, Game #471)
- YELLOW: INSPIRED CREATIVE, FRESH, NOVEL, ORIGINAL
- GREEN: BUY IN ADVANCE BOOK, RENT, RESERVE, INSURE
- BLUE: A LITTLE DECORATION FOR THE PARTY BALLOON, BANNER, CONFETTI, GARLAND
- PURPLE: ONLINE PERSONALITY AMBASSADOR, INFLUENCER, MODEL, STREAMER
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.
