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 #872) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PUMPKIN
- HORROR
- MURDER
- MYSTERY
- BUTLER
- ANGEL
- ROMANCE
- CHARM
- FANTASY
- BLOOM
- SUGAR
- PARLIAMENT
- LEVY
- LOVE
- HERD
- GUTHRIE
NYT Connections today (game #872) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Affectionate nicknames
- GREEN: As seen in bookstores
- BLUE: Feathered friends
- PURPLE: Celebrities who could be places
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 #872) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TERMS OF EXPECTATION
- GREEN: GENRES OF FICTION
- BLUE: COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR BIRDS
- PURPLE: PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE FROM AMERICAN CITIES
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #872) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #872 are…
- YELLOW: TERMS OF EXPECTATION ANGEL, LOVE, PUMPKIN, SUGAR
- GREEN: GENRES OF FICTION FANTASY, HORROR, MYSTERY, ROMANCE
- BLUE: COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR BIRDS CHARM, GAGGLE, MURDER, PARLIAMENT
- PURPLE: PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE FROM AMERICAN CITIES BLOOM, BUTLER, GUTHRIE, LEVY
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
The green and blue groups played into my interests in reading and birding. The truth is that I prefer browsing bookstores to reading and I know almost nothing about birds – apart from a few of the brilliant COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR BIRDs. These are great but my favorite is “a flamingo flamboyance”.
Despite this head start, I still made two mistakes on the last eight tiles. In my determination to get a purple band, I thought about collecting NBA players because I knew Jimmy BUTLER and Mike LOVE. I had “one” twice before changing course and seeing the EXPECTATION CONDITIONS blindingly obvious.
By the way, to save you a Google, the PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES are: Orlando BLOOM, Eugene LEVY, Savannah GUTHRIE and Austin BUTLER.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday October 29, match #871)
- YELLOW: FORTITUDE Spine, courage, heart, mind
- GREEN CIRCUIT MEDIUM, OUTLET, PLATFORM, LOCATION
- BLUE: WORDS BEGINING WITH THE SOUND “SAY” SACRUM, SEITAN, SEYCHELLES, SESSION
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH LETTERS A TO Z ABECEDARIUM, COMPUTER KEYBOARD, OUIJA BOARD, SCRABBLE
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.
