Good day! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers into various categories. It can be difficult, so read on if you need clues.
What should you do once you're done? Well, play more word games, of course. I also have daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle's current page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections Today (Game #570): Today's Words
Today's words from NYT Connections are…
- WORM
- OBSTRUCT
- SLUG
- WATERFALL
- BRIGHT STICK
- RAINDROP
- CHANNEL
- FIREFLY
- WINDMILL
- RADIO
- SKYDIVING
- SALAMANDER
- AURORA
- EEL
- TULIP
- SNEAK
NYT Connections Today (Game #570) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: sliding
- GREEN: all illuminated
- BLUE: Seen in Amsterdam
- PURPLE: fall at the end
Do you need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the answers are to the four topics for today's NYT Connections riddles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #570) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SLUMY ANIMALS
- GREEN: THINGS THAT LIGHT UP
- BLUE: DUTCH SYMBOLS
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH SYNONYMS OF “PLUNGE”
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #570): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game #570 are…
- YELLOW: SLUMY ANIMALS LAND LOMBAR, EEL, SALAMANDER, SLUG
- GREEN: THINGS THAT LIGHT UP AURORA, firefly, glow stick, radio
- BLUE: DUTCH SYMBOLS CANAL, CLOG, TULIP, WINDMILL
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH SYNONYMS OF “PLUNGE” GATE, RAINDROP, PARACHUTING, WATERFALL
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 2 errors
Creatures that disgust me seemed like an obvious category for a group, but it turned out to be correct as earthworms, eels, salamanders, and slugs were all classified as SLIMY ANIMALS.
I once lived in a basement where my roommates and I fought a constant war of attrition against slugs, which somehow found their way into our damp, miserable shack. Although I'm sure many slug lovers would consider it an act of cruelty, we tried to prevent them from entering our abode with lines of table salt at all entry points, but even so, they managed to enter slugs and get past our barricade of sodium and we would find silvery traces on the floor every morning, or worse yet, we would accidentally step on a glutinous mass with our bare feet; A stub between your toes is not something you would want to experience, believe me.
The solution was obvious: use CLOG or move.
Answers from yesterday's NYT Connections (Tuesday, December 31, game #569)
- YELLOW: MOVE FAST BOLT, DART, DASH, FLY
- GREEN: FUN TIME BALL, EXPLOSION, KICK, EXCITEMENT
- BLUE: WORDS BEFORE A RECIPIENT ATTENTION, DEAR, STOP, STOP
- PURPLE: NAME_ BRAND, DROP, GAME, NAMES
What are 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 elements that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow is a little harder, blue is usually quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final question since you'll be able to answer it through a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little breathing room.
However, it's a little more complicated than something like Wordle and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For example, be careful with homophones and other puns that could disguise answers.
It can be played for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile devices.
