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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 the Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Friday, October 10 (Thu #852).
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 (game #853) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- ALLEY
- SPORT
- TACKLE
- WAY
- Tom
- COURT
- KIT
- BOB
- PUT ON
- BILL
- TO CARRY
- GEAR
- TAP
- PATH
- PUT
- THING
NYT Connections today (game #853) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Necessary items
- GREEN: Get dressed
- BLUE: Types of residential roads
- PURPLE: Names with multiple meanings
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 #853) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: EQUIPMENT
- GREEN: DRESS YOURSELF
- BLUE: STREET SUFFIXES
- PURPLE: NICKNAMES THAT HAVE OTHER MEANINGS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #853) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #853 are…
- YELLOW: EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT, KIT, TRICKS, ATTACK
- GREEN: DRESS YOURSELF DONATE, PUT, SPORT, WEAR
- BLUE: STREET SUFFIXES DRIVEWAY, YARD, PATH, PATH
- PURPLE: NICKNAMES THAT HAVE OTHER MEANINGS BILL, BOB, PAT, TOM
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
There were several crossovers today that might have surprised players – DON and WAY also function as NICKNAMES HAVING OTHER MEANINGS, while BOB could also be classified as an EQUIPMENT item.
After wasting time thinking that there must be a group with four male names in today’s game, I first got STREET SUFFIXES. Although I have to admit it was by accident, as I thought the connection was bowling.
The reasons for these suffixes are often lost when streets are named today – SHORT, for example, is supposed to indicate a circular dead-end street, LANE a narrow unpaved road, and WAY a road that connects one place to another.
It’s an interesting topic, and if you’re feeling a sense of déjà vu, it’s because Connections has already gone down this route with a near-identical group in July 2024 (with Drive instead of Way).
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday October 10, match #852)
- 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
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.
