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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, December 28 (Game #931).
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 #932) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- EMBARRASSED
- OPAL
- SWIMMING
- COURSE
- TIDE
- FABRIC
- INFINITY
- ATHLETICS
- OUTIE
- DIRECTION
- EQUESTRIAN
- CELL
- PROTEIN
- MINNIE
- GET ORIENTED
- TRIATHLON
NYT Connections today (game #932) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The road ahead
- GREEN: Body components
- BLUE: Sports categories
- PURPLE: They look like vehicles
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 #932) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TREND
- GREEN: BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES
- BLUE: SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTS
- PURPLE: CAR BRAND 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 #932) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #932 are…
- YELLOW: TREND COURSE, DIRECTION, TIDE, TREND
- GREEN: BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES CELL, GENE, PROTEIN, TISSUE
- BLUE: SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTS ATHLETICS, EQUESTRIAN, SWIMMING, TRIATHLON
- PURPLE: CAR BRAND HOMOPHONES INFINITE, MINNIE, OPAL, OUTIE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
It’s been a while since I let out an old groan when a Connections track is revealed, but I did it twice today.
First, the four SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTS are not events – they are categories of events. The marathon would, for example, be an event in the ATHLETICS category. Second, OUTIE is not a homophone of Audi.
Apologies if you disagree, I’m just grumpy because I wasted a mistake thinking GENE, TIDE, SWIMMING, and INFINITY were all pool types. A trap I dove headfirst into.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday, December 28, match #931)
- YELLOW: CONTAINERS FOR SHIPPING BOX, ENVELOPE, SHIPPING, TUBE
- GREEN: REAL ESTATE CONSTANT, STATIC, STATIONARY, ALWAYS
- BLUE: MECHANICAL WATCH PARTS GEAR, RATCHET, RATCHET, SPRING
- PURPLE: DOGS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED DUSKY, NOODLES, PERRIER, SOXER
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.
