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.
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 #866) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- OBSERVATION AT BAY
- EMPHASIZE
- RAINBOW
- HERRING
- PRIME
- SUNSET
- BOLD
- PEACOCK
- COOTIE
- HAPPY
- KALEIDOSCOPE
- EMPHASIZE
- ZENITH
- PIVOT KING
- ROD
- SUMMIT
NYT Connections today (game #866) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Peak hours
- GREEN: Formatting options
- BLUE: Shiny stuff
- PURPLE: Something useful at the end
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 #866) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BEST YEARS
- GREEN: THINGS YOU CAN DO TO TEXT
- BLUE: THINGS KNOWN TO BE COLORFUL THINGS
- PURPLE: END IN ACCESSORIES
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #866) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #866 are…
- YELLOW: BEST YEARS HEYDAY, PINNACLE, PRIME, ZENITH
- GREEN: THINGS YOU CAN DO TO TEXT BOLD, UNDERLINED, STRIKED OUT, UNDERLINED
- BLUE: THINGS KNOWN TO BE COLORFUL THINGS KALEIDOSCOPE, PEACOCK, RAINBOW, SUNSET
- PURPLE: END IN ACCESSORIES BAYWATCH, COOTIE, HERRING, KINGPIN
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I momentarily thought that the inclusion of BAYWATCH meant we were looking for David Haselhoff related things, but I quickly put that to rest and managed to resist also merging a bunch of streaming services (PEACOCK, PRIME, uh…)
STRIKETHROUGH is my favorite of the THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH TEXT – it’s good for jokes, good for lazy people like me, and good if you want to show off your work (yeah, I know that’s wrong, okay).
During this time, I acquired THINGS KNOWN TO BE COLORFUL THINGS thinking they were arc-shaped objects rather than colorful ones.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday October 23, Thu #865)
- YELLOW: PEACH DANDY, DUCKY, GOOD, SWELL
- GREEN: GAINS CAT, POT, PRICE, STOCK EXCHANGE
- BLUE: OLYMPIC SPORTS EQUIPMENT PARTS BALL, BIRDIE, PUCK, STONE
- PURPLE: ____BAG DOG, GO, MIXED, SWAG
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.
