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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, November 23 (Game #896).
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 (game #897) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- INFRARED
- AIR
- CONDITIONER
- BAC
- MICROWAVES
- Stingray
- RADIOGRAPHY
- RADIO
- ULTRAVIOLET
- TOASTER
- CUP HOLDER
- WORRY
- CONTINUE
- METAL
- DETECTOR
- RICE COOKER
- SHIFTER
- MIXER
NYT Connections today (game #897) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Found in the same room
- GREEN: Found inside a vehicle
- BLUE: Found at JFK
- PURPLE: Shady words
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 #897) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SMALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES
- GREEN: FEATURES OF A CAR’S CENTRAL CONSOLE
- BLUE: SEEN PASSING THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY
- PURPLE: FINISH IN COLOR
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #897) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #897 are…
- YELLOW: SMALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES BLENDER, MICROWAVE, RICE COOKER, TOASTER
- GREEN: FEATURES OF A CAR’S CENTRAL CONSOLE AIR CONDITIONER, CUP HOLDER, RADIO, GEAR SHIFT
- BLUE: SEEN PASSING THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY TRASH, CABIN LUGGAGE, METAL DETECTOR, X-RAY
- PURPLE: FINISH IN COLOR INFRARED, MARIGOLD, STINGRAY, ULTRAVIOLET
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
My first mistake today was thinking that RADIO, MICROWAVE, X-RAY and INFRARED were all connected because of the scanning or waves.
Giving up on that, I went over and got a “one” from the group which became SMALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES, but I included the RADIO instead of the RICE COOKER.
Errors corrected, I navigated to the end, even spotting the words END IN COLORS before getting to the last four tiles.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday, November 23, match #896)
- YELLOW: lenient EASY, LAX, LOOSE, SLACK
- GREEN: HOUSES FOR ANIMALS TERRIER, DEN, LODGE, WARREN
- BLUE: OLIVER STONE FILMS JFK, NIXON, PLATOON, WALL STREET
- PURPLE: SECOND WORDS IN ABBA HIT TITLES GIVE ME, MIA, QUEEN, TROUBLE
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.
