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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’re looking for Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Tuesday, January 13 (Thu #947).
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 #948) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- GLACIAL
- SNOWMAN
- AUCTION
- RAINMAKER
- FARM
- MOVIE
- CUSTOMER
- MISTLETOE
- FAST
- PARTNER
- SECURE
- ACCOUNT
- USER
- TREATMENT
- TIGHT
- CONSUMER
NYT Connections today (game #948) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Held in position
- GREEN: The one who pays
- BLUE: Meteorological beginnings
- PURPLE: Open without sound
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 #948) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FIXED
- GREEN: RECEIVER OF GOODS OR SERVICES
- BLUE: FROM WEATHER CONDITIONS
- PURPLE: SILENT
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #948) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #948 are…
- YELLOW: FIXED FAST, FIRM, SECURE, TIGHT
- GREEN: RECEIVER OF GOODS OR SERVICES ACCOUNT, CUSTOMER, CONSUMER, USER
- BLUE: FROM WEATHER CONDITIONS FROSTED, mistletoe, rainmaker, snowman
- PURPLE: SILENT AUCTIONS, FILM, PARTNER, PROCESSING
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
Like many, I suppose, I spotted John Grisham’s novels RAINMAKER, FIRM, and CUSTOMER in the grid, but without a fourth tile, I resisted the temptation to guess.
However, I was led to believe that there was a legal grouping. So I incorrectly connected FIRM, PARTNER, ACCOUNT and CUSTOMER before looking elsewhere.
STARTING WITH THE WEATHER CONDITIONS seemed a little too obvious at the start of the game, but with only eight tiles left I took the plunge, but I would have liked to see the purple/hardest group sooner because it’s rarely that simple.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, January 13, match #947)
- YELLOW: PRESENT GO-WITHS BOW, CARD, GIFT WRAP, RIBBON
- GREEN: BUSH ELBOW, PRESS, SHOULDER, PUSH
- BLUE: ACCESSORIES FOR MR. MONOPOLY Bow tie, cane, money bag, top hat
- PURPLE: PARTS OF THE FOOT PLUS STARTING LETTER OTOE, PARCH, RANKLE, WHEEL
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.
