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 #458): Words of the Day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- DINOSAUR
- PEARL
- EGGPLANT
- MINT
- LAVENDER
- AMBER
- NUGGET
- LOT
- CANDY
- AMETHYST
- FORTUNE
- MOSQUITO
- BUNCH
- PALEONTOLOGIST
- GRIN
- CORE
Today's NYT Connections (Set #458): Clue #1: Group Clues
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Do you have one? You are rich
- Green: A little knowledge
- Blue: An adventure that took place 65 million years ago
- Purple: All in one color
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 #458): Clue #2: Group Responses
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY
- GREEN: PIECES OF WISDOM
- BLUE: APPEARED IN “JURASSIC PARK”
- PURPLE: THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE
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 #458): The Answers
The answers to today's Connections game, number 458, are…
- YELLOW: LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY PACKAGE, FORTUNE, MINT, PILE
- GREEN: PIECES OF WISDOM GRAIN, NUGGET, PEARL, PIECE
- BLUE: APPEARED IN “JURASSIC PARK” AMBER, DINOSAUR, MOSQUITO, PALEONTOLOGIST
- PURPLE: THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE AMETHYST, EGGPLANT, MUCA, LAVENDER
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: 2 mistakes
My winning streak in Connections: six in a row after multiple failures in the last few weeks. Maybe the game has become easier, maybe I've improved, maybe it's just luck!
Be that as it may, I didn't find today's connections too disturbing. The blue group from JURASSIC PARK stood out immediately, even 30 years after the original film debuted. The yellow (BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY) and green (BITS OF WISDOM) were also pretty straightforward, once I thought about it. I wouldn't have picked the purple one if it wasn't the default, though – three were obvious, but I don't know what GRIMACE is referring to, so I never would have picked it. (Apparently it's a McDonald's thing, but I've never eaten there, so I wouldn't know…)
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Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Tuesday, September 10, Issue #457)
- YELLOW: VARIETIES CLASSES, CLASS, STRIPES, TYPES
- GREEN: TRANSFER DELIVER, GIVE, DELIVER, PASS
- BLUE: RATING SYSTEMS AF, PERCENTAGE, STARS, THUMBS
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH KINGS CHECKERS, DECK OF CARDS, MONARCHY, NHL
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.
