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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, January 11 (Thu #945).
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 #946) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- HANDSHAKE
- COMPACT
- ARMCHAIR
- EXPERT
- CONSOLE
- HEAD OFFICE
- NOVICE
- STOOL
- UNDERSTANDING
- PUMP-NICKEL
- COMPETENT
- AGREEMENT
- CEFTAZIDIME
- INTERMEDIATE
- LIBRARY
- MONEY PENNY
NYT Connections today (game #946) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: As seen in a house
- GREEN: Ranking of participations
- BLUE: Oath
- PURPLE: Look for money
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 #946) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: LIVING ROOM FURNITURE
- GREEN: EXPERIENCE LEVELS
- BLUE: PROMISE
- PURPLE: ENDING IN AMERICAN COINS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #946) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #946 are…
- YELLOW: LIVING ROOM FURNITURE ARMCHAIR, BOOKCASE, CONSOLE, POUF
- GREEN: EXPERIENCE LEVELS EXPERT, INTERMEDIATE, NOVICE, COMPETENT
- BLUE: PROMISE AGREEMENT, COMPACT, HANDSHAKE, UNDERSTANDING
- PURPLE: ENDING IN AMERICAN COINS CEFTAZIDIME, HEAD OFFICE, MONEYPENNY, PUMPERNICKEL
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
This turned out to be an easy game, although my first impression was that it would be much more difficult.
What upsets me is that rather than being blinded by the difficulty of several long words, I should have taken the time to study them. I had no idea what CEFTAZIDIME was (it’s an antibiotic) but I’ve been playing Connections long enough to realize that difficult words are often in the game for reasons other than their meaning.
That said, I still spotted the tiles ENDING IN US COINS before the last group. Congratulations if you got it first.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday, January 11, match #945)
- YELLOW: GROUP GROUP, CREW, PACK, TEAM
- GREEN: DIVE CRASH, CRATER, FALL, RESERVOIR
- BLUE: PARTS OF A SINK BASIN, DRAIN, FAUCET, PLUG
- PURPLE: EQUESTRIAN EQUIPMENT BIT, CROP, HALTER, SADDLE
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.
