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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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Thursday, January 1 (Thu #935).
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 #936) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- HIVE
- ROUTINE
- SAVE
- NUMBER
- SAVE
- STANDARD
- LITTLE
- IOTA
- CANCEL
- BAR
- NOTE
- EEK
- METRIC
- GAG
- ALE
- EXAMPLE
NYT Connections today (game #936) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Use a pen or pencil to do this
- GREEN: Signature moves
- BLUE: Measured against
- PURPLE: Foods are meaningless
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 #936) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: WRITE
- GREEN: SHTICK
- BLUE: REFERENCE
- PURPLE: VEGETABLES LESS STARTING LETTER
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #936) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #936 are…
- YELLOW: WRITE JOT, DIARY, NOTE, RECORD
- GREEN: SHTICK BIT, GAG, NUMBER, ROUTINE
- BLUE: REFERENCE BAR, EXAMPLE, METRIC, STANDARD
- PURPLE: VEGETABLES LESS STARTING LETTER ALE, EEK, HIVE, QUASH
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
A perfect ride for me in terms of difficulty order, but with far from perfect gameplay.
My mistake came from thinking we were looking for cataloging formats rather than WRITE, so I had NUMBER instead of JOT. While SHTICK, I thought it was the elements of a stand-up comedy show.
I’m annoyed I didn’t see the purple group of VEGETABLES MINUS STARTING LETTER, although, to be fair to myself, it wasn’t the most obvious selection of vegetables.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday, January 1, Thu #935)
- YELLOW: A LITTLE MAGIC CHARM, CURSE, HEX, SPELL
- GREEN: REMOVE COATING FROM SKIN, SHELL, SHELL, SKIN
- BLUE: “ENTHUSIASTIC” EQUIVALENT BUFF, HEAD, DOG, RAT
- PURPLE: BUTTER_____ FINGERS, FLY, NUTS, SCOTCH
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.
