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 #886) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- FIRE EXTINGUISHER
- AIR PURIFIER
- Microsoft
- CIGARETTE
- BOX
- OVAL
- SON
- ADJUST
- JOB
- COFFEE MAKER
- BEER
- SHAVING CREAM
- GET UP
- SEA
- NIPPES
NYT Connections today (game #886) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Clothes
- GREEN: Common bubbles
- BLUE: A layer to improve
- PURPLE: Add a “word” to the workplace
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 #886) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: HOLD
- GREEN: FOAMING THINGS
- BLUE: THINGS THAT USE FILTERS
- PURPLE: _____ OFFICE
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #886) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #886 are…
- YELLOW: HOLD DUDS, FIT, GETUP, SON
- GREEN: FOAMING THINGS BEER, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, SEA, SHAVING CREAM
- BLUE: THINGS THAT USE FILTERS AIR PURIFIER, CIGARETTE, COFFEE MAKER, INSTAGRAM
- PURPLE: _____ OFFICE BOX, MICROSOFT, OVAL, POST
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
A surprisingly enjoyable game, but one that tested my patience.
It was a round that contained a few pairs. The social media apps INSTAGRAM and THREADS immediately jumped in, but I resisted putting together a group of them. More esoteric, I considered DUDS and COFFEE MAKER to be linked by milk.
Luckily, after remembering that DUDS is old English slang for clothes, I found all four tiles in ATTIRE – especially difficult being the simplest/yellow group – and then saw the connection between CIGARETTES, INSTAGRAM, AIR PURIFIER and CAFE MAKER.
With eight tiles remaining, I guessed four random words and after getting a “just one” pop-up, I saw that the link was the word OFFICE. Phew!
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday, November 12, match #885)
- YELLOW: SPORT GOLF, JUDO, POLO, SUMO
- GREEN: DOOFUS BOZO, DODO, DOPE, YO-YO
- BLUE: ACRONYMS BOGO, FOMO, GOAT, YOLO
- PURPLE: WORDS IN SPANISH COMO, LOCO, POCO, ROJO
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.
