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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you are looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Thursday, October 9 (Game #851).
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the clever word game from the New York Times that challenges you to group answers into different categories. This can be difficult, so read on if you need tips on connections.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play other word games of course. I also have daily Strands tips and answers and articles on Quordle tips and answers if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle page today covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (set #852) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- THIRD
- SISTER
- LOVER
- MAGIC
- BIG
- STAR
- SERIOUS
- WONDER
- NAKED
- DEVIL
- WRONG
- MAJOR
- MAGICIAN
- CONTINENT
- IMPORTANT
- DEADLY SIN
NYT Connections today (game #852) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Serious news
- GREEN: They are seven
- BLUE: A divination tool
- PURPLE: Add a body part that we use to see
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four themed answers are for today’s NYT Connections riddles…
NYT Connections today (game #852) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: IMPORTANT
- GREEN: ONE IN A SEVEN
- BLUE: TAROT CARDS, WITH “THE”
- PURPLE: ___ EYE
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #852) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #852 are…
- YELLOW: IMPORTANT LARGE, IMPORTANT, MAJOR, SERIOUS
- GREEN: ONE IN A SEVEN CONTINENT, DEADLY SIN, SISTER, WONDER
- BLUE: TAROT CARDS, WITH “THE” DEVIL, LOVERS, MAGICIAN, STAR
- PURPLE: ___ EYE EVIL, MAGIC, NUDE, THIRD
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
I knew that what became the blue group had something to do with tarot cards, not because I know anything about tarot cards, but because there was a similar group not too long ago. However, I still made a mistake trying to get the correct quartet including MAGIC instead of STAR.
ONE IN A SEPTET came to me because of SISTER and the fact that I live near an area of London called Seven Sisters.
After an easy round, I knew a more difficult match was coming. I hope you escaped unscathed.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday October 9, Thu #851)
- YELLOW: FANCY FANTASY, FICTION, FIGMENT, INVENTION
- GREEN: ROCK TYPES FLINT, LIMESTONE, MARBLE, SLATE
- BLUE: NEWS ARTICLE FEATURES LEGEND, DATELINE, LEDE, PHOTO
- PURPLE: TITLE NUMBERS IN CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES GORILLA, HEDGEHOG, PLUMBER, PRINCESS
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several 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 more difficult, blue is often quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you technically don’t need to solve the final question, as you will be able to answer it through a process of elimination. Additionally, you can make up to four mistakes, giving you some breathing room.
However, it’s a bit more complex than something like Wordle, and the game provides plenty of opportunities to trip you up with tricks. For example, watch out for homophones and other puns that could obscure the answers.
It is playable for free via the NYT Games website on computer or mobile.
