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.
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NYT Connections today (game #959) – today’s words
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Today’s NYT Connections words are…
SUBRIBBONHOODSHIPSHELLCOVERMENUTUBEENTERBOWTIEFILL INWINDOWSDOMALTTEMPATENYT Connections today (game #959) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: Second choiceGREEN: Computer shortcutsBLUE: Different types of Italian staplePURPLE: Commonly added to the ends of words
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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 #959) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: ACT AS A BACKUPGREEN: PC KEYBOARD KEYSBLUE: PASTA SHAPESPURPLE: SUFFIXES
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NYT Connections today (game #959) – the answers
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The answers to today’s Connections, game #959, are…
YELLOW: ACT AS A BACKUP COVER, FILL IN, SUB, TEMPGREEN: PC KEYBOARD KEYS ALT, ENTER, MENU, WINDOWSBLUE: PASTA SHAPES BOWTIE, RIBBON, SHELL, TUBEPURPLE: SUFFIXES ATE, DOM, HOOD, SHIPMy rating: HardMy score: 1 mistake
Did you know that the different PASTA SHAPES are designed for different kinds of sauces. For instance, the BOWTIE (or farfalle, which is Italian for butterfly) is designed for creamy sauces.
Anyway, I digress. Before I realized we were looking for PC KEYBOARD KEYS I inserted ALT – as in an alternative – into the group that became ACT AS A BACK UP instead of FILL IN. Had we had a tile that said “substitute” instead of SUB I think I would have made it through mistake-free.
As a lifelong Mac user, PC Keyboards could include a key featuring an icon of a paper clip or indeed a SHIP for all I know, but I am more than well aware that Microsoft loves colonising the world with as many WINDOWS as possible.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Saturday, January 24, game #958)BLUE: KINDS OF NECKLINES BOAT, CREW, HALTER, SCOOPYELLOW: GEAR FOR A BOXER GLOVES, MOUTHGUARD, ROBE, SHORTSGREEN: CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD, CROWN, CUP, TITLEPURPLE: SNOW ___ CONE, GLOBE, LEOPARD, PEAWhat 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.