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 #451): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- SUPPLY
- BOWL
- THROW
- STAR
- CARET
- TRACE
- BOX
- HASH
- PINCH
- BED
- CLAMP
- TAP
- PLAN
- CLUE
- NECK
- HOST
Today's NYT Connections (Set #451): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Just a little bit
- Green: Essentials for dogs
- Blue: Time for celebration
- Purple: Look down while writing
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 #451): Clue #2: Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: VERY SMALL QUANTITY
- GREEN: PUPPY PURCHASES
- BLUE: HELP ORGANIZE A PARTY
- PURPLE: SYMBOLS ON A KEYBOARD
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 #451): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 451, are…
- YELLOW: VERY SMALL QUANTITY TRACK, DESTRUCTION, TOUCH, TRACE
- GREEN: PUPPY PURCHASES BED, BOWL, NECKLACE, BOX
- BLUE: HELP ORGANIZE A PARTY ATTEND, ORGANIZE, PLAN, LAUNCH
- PURPLE: SYMBOLS ON A KEYBOARD ARM, MASK SIGN, PAD, STAR
- My rating: Moderate
- My rating: Fail
The only thing more frustrating than failing Connections is failing Connections when you've already solved two of the groups. That was the situation I found myself in today: I only had eight words to choose from and four attempts left, so surely I could combine them into two groups. But no.
To make matters worse, one of those groups was yellow, supposedly the easiest. But for some reason my brain didn't want to (or couldn't) assemble TRACK, MASH, TOUCH, and TRACE into a group that meant VERY SMALL AMOUNT. Was that a huge mistake on my part? I guess so, after all, they all mean that in certain contexts, but it seems like an overly complicated answer for yellow.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Tuesday, September 3, Match #450)
- YELLOW: ABSOLUTE EXCUSE, FORGIVE, SAVE, FORGIVE
- GREEN: EXCESSIVELY BEYOND, EXTRA, ENDED, TOO MUCH
- BLUE: GLOBAL CURRENCIES POUND, REAL, WON, YEN
- PURPLE: ___HEAD ARROW, BLOCK, FRONT, KNUCKLE
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.
