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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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Monday, December 8 (Thu #911).
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 #912) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- DOROTHY GALÉ
- CLOWNFISH
- TOUCAN
- PRIDE
- ELF
- BEE
- WONDER
- TIGER
- COUNT
- ZEBRA
- FOREHEAD
- POSTMAN
- FIEVEL
- CONSIDER
- UNICORN
- INCLUDE
NYT Connections today (game #912) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: think about it
- GREEN: Patterned beasts
- BLUE: Bound by a colored prism
- PURPLE: It looks like numbers
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 #912) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
- GREEN: STRIPED ANIMALS
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH RAINBOW
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH THE NUMBERS OF HOMOPHONES
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #912) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #912 are…
- YELLOW: TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CONSIDER, COUNT, FACTOR, INCLUDE
- GREEN: STRIPED ANIMALS CLOWNFISH, BEES, TIGERS, ZEBRA
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH RAINBOW DOROTHY GALE, LEPRECHAUN, PRIDE, UNICORN
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH THE NUMBERS OF HOMOPHONES FIEVEL, FRONT, TOUCAN, MARVEL
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Knowing the last name of the main character in The Wizard of Oz was the little bit of general knowledge that got me started today – although I was hesitant about LEPRECHAUN, because I associate them with four-leaf clovers and the color green more than rainbows.
I thought what became STRIPED ANIMALS might have something to do with Pixar films, but I wasn’t sure, so I left it and managed to correctly guess BEAR IN MIND.
Saying the remaining tiles out loud helped me solve the purple group STARTING WITH NUMBER OF HOMOPHONES – something you can only do if you’re playing Connections at home rather than on a train or in the office when you’re supposed to be working.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday, December 8, match #911)
- YELLOW: GOAD, WITH “ON” EGG, PUSH, SPION, DESIRE
- GREEN: FAMOUS STREETS OF LOS ANGELES MULHOLLAND, RODEO, SUNSET, VINEYARD
- BLUE: DALLAS PRO SPORTS TEAM MEMBER COWBOY, MAVERICK, STAR, WING
- PURPLE: EUROPEAN CAPITAL LETTERS MINUS PEN LAST LETTER MINK, LEAVE, ROE, SOFA
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.
