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 #854) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BEGIN
- FAST
- DAYS
- RETURNS
- FOREVER
- END
- ROBIN
- TRAILS
- SWALLOW
- PIONEERS
- PERMANENT
- INSTITUTES
- ETERNAL
- KITE
- LAUNCHES
- ETERNAL
NYT Connections today (game #854) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Won’t disappear
- GREEN: At first
- BLUE: Feathered friends
- PURPLE: Start with the opposite of “sad”
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 #854) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FOR ALL WEATHER
- GREEN: ESTABLISHES
- BLUE: BIRDS
- PURPLE: HAPPY ____
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #854) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #854 are…
- YELLOW: FOR ALL WEATHER ETERNAL, FOREVER, FOREVER, PERMANENT
- GREEN: ESTABLISHES STARTS, INSTITUTES, LAUNCHES, PIONEERS
- BLUE: BIRDS KITE, ROBIN, SWALLOW, SWIFT
- PURPLE: HAPPY ____ DAYS, END, RETURNS, TRAILS
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: 1 error
I worked hard on this game, where even the most purple group was pretty straightforward.
I hope I wasn’t the only nerd who put FOREVER, BEGINS, RETURNS, and ETERNAL together thinking the connection was Batman. Alas, that wasn’t the case, but the mistake forced me to think more clearly again.
SWIFT has appeared in groups of birds several times and I’m always tempted to make a lame joke about being a Swifty, because they really are the most remarkable creatures.
Everything about them is extraordinary: just like Taylor, they never stop moving, spending their entire lives in flight, eating, sleeping and mating in flight. Well, that last bit doesn’t sound like Taylor. As far as we know.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday October 11, match #853)
- 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
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.
