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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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Sunday, October 12 (Game #854).
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 #855) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PANDORA’S BOX
- HARD LUCK
- LIVE MUSIC
- GOLD FLEECE
- GOOD
- CLEARANCE
- HAPPY HOUR
- THE HORNET’S NEST
- COMIC CON
- KARAOKE
- American unrest
- SAYONARA
- MINEFIELD
- FINALLY
- CAN OF WORMS
- TRIVIA EVENING
- ABOUT THE TIME
NYT Connections today (game #855) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A harbinger of disagreement
- GREEN: What’s going on at the pub
- BLUE: Sarcastic goodbyes
- PURPLE: A partial deception
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 #855) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: METAPHORS FOR POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATIONS
- GREEN: EVENTS AT THE BAR
- BLUE: WORDS AFTER A WELCOME DEPARTURE
- PURPLE: END WITH SYNONYMS OF “SWINDLE”
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #855) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #855 are…
- YELLOW: METAPHORS FOR POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATIONS BOX OF WORMS, HORNET’S NEST, MINEFIELD, PANDORA’S BOX
- GREEN: EVENTS AT THE BAR HAPPY HOUR, KARAOKE, LIVE MUSIC, TRIVIA EVENING
- BLUE: WORDS AFTER A WELCOME DEPARTURE It’s about time, finally, good riddance, SAYONARA
- PURPLE: END WITH SYNONYMS OF “SWINDLE” AMERICAN HUSTLE, COMIC CON, GOLDEN FLEECE, LUCKY STIFF
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
To quote one of today’s tiles, this game was a MINEFIELD. Two-word tiles make me uncomfortable and this board looked like a complex tangle of words where I could find two things in common for about six of them, but nothing more.
Gradually the fog began to clear and rather than thinking about the Japanese connections to KARAOKE, I saw signs on the board outside the bars, and instead of possible ship names to add to GOLDEN FLEECE, I saw all the other words that meant playing a prank on someone.
After getting BAR EVENTS and ENDING WITH SYNONYMS FOR “ESWINDLE”, I stopped and got METAPHORS FOR POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATIONS by sheer luck. I was happy to finish this one and get it out of my head.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday, October 12, match #854)
- 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
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.
