Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
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 #966) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- SHARP
- PITCH
- FLAT
- HEATER
- CLOG
- JAM
- BOOST
- GLUTE
- PLUG
- WEDGE
- HYPE
- ВОР
- THORN
- BANGER
- MORGAN
NYT Connections today (game #966) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Build ‘em up
- BLUE: Floorfiller words
- GREEN: Types of footwear
- PURPLE: Front-loaded orchestra
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #966) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PUBLICIZE
- BLUE: ANTHEM
- GREEN: KINDS OF SHOES
- PURPLE: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PLUS STARTING LETTER
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #966) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #966, are…
- YELLOW: PUBLICIZE BOOST, HYPE, PITCH, PLUG
- BLUE: ANTHEM BANGER, BOP, HEATER, JAM
- GREEN: KINDS OF SHOES CLOG, FLAT, MULE, WEDGE
- PURPLE: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PLUS STARTING LETTER GLUTE, MORGAN, SHARP, THORN
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I took one risk today and that was including HEATER in the ANTHEM quartet alongside BANGER, BOP and JAM.
I used to be a DJ back in the day and no one ever called anything I played a “heater” but I’ve subsequently learned that it describes “a crowd-pleasing track that raises the temperature rather than the roof”. I didn’t do much crowd pleasing in my indie disco days, so maybe that’s why it was new to me.
With just eight tiles left, KINDS OF SHOES became obvious as I remained blind to MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PLUS STARTING LETTER – kudos if you spotted those.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Saturday, January 31, game #965)
- YELLOW: KINDS OF PARTIES BALL, MIXER, RECEPTION, SHOWER
- GREEN: WAYS TO APPLY PAINT BRUSH, PALETTE KNIFE, ROLLER, SPRAY CAN
- BLUE: Y-SHAPED THINGS SLINGSHOT, STETHOSCOPE, TUNING FORK, WISHBONE
- PURPLE: WHAT “SHIFT” MIGHT REFER TO COMPUTER KEY, DRESS, FLUCTUATION, WORK PERIOD
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don’t technically need to solve the final one, as you’ll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It’s a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It’s playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
