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 #889) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PEDESTRIAN
- BARCODE
- TAX
- RAIL
- ZEBRA
- EVERY DAY
- SCHOOL
- STREET
- RUGBY JERSEY
- APPROACH
- mundane
- PARKING
- PHILOSOPHY
- MONOTONOUS
- IBM logo
- METHOD
NYT Connections today (game #889) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Perform a skill
- GREEN: Bland and average
- BLUE: Stuff in strips
- PURPLE: Visited in a famous board game
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 #889) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TECHNICAL
- GREEN: THE RUN-OF-THE-MILL
- BLUE: STRIPED THINGS
- PURPLE: WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARES
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #889) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #889 are…
- YELLOW: TECHNICAL APPROACH, METHOD, PHILOSOPHY, SCHOOL
- GREEN: THE RUN-OF-THE-MILL mundane, EVERYDAY, HUMDRUM, PEDESTRIAN
- BLUE: STRIPED THINGS BARCODE, IBM LOGO, RUGBY JERSEY, ZEBRA
- PURPLE: WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARES AVENUE, PARKING, RAILWAY, TAX
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
When I saw the tiles for BARCODE and ZEBRA my first thought was that we were looking for black and white things, but finding no other possibility I abandoned that idea.
It was realizing that BARCODE and ZEBRA had something else in common that flipped the switch – but I still had to take a gamble with RUGBY SHIRT; Although striped shirts are common, many professional rugby teams play in a single color (such as the most famous team, New Zealand, nicknamed the All Blacks).
Not seeing WORDS ON MONOPOLY PLACES was annoying, as it’s one of my favorite board games. Maybe if there had been a tile for “jail” I would have gotten it.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, November 15, match #888)
- YELLOW: ENHANCE THE TASTE OF FLAVOR, SALT, SEASON, SPICES
- GREEN: PUNCTUATION MARKS COLON, DASH, PERIOD, SLASH
- BLUE: TYPES OF ACTORS CHARACTER, FILM, METHOD, SCENE
- PURPLE: ____ ZONE BUFFER, COMFORT, WEATHER, DUSK
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.
