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 #964) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MINUTE
- ТАРЕ
- AREA
- COMPACT
- POACHED
- COMB
- POKER
- STICKER
- PATCH
- BANDAGE
- NAIL FILE
- LINT ROLLER
- SUPERIOR
- CLUSTER
- PORTION
- TWEEZERS
NYT Connections today (game #964) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Space Cup
- GREEN: Tools to stay kind
- BLUE: Things that have a sticky side
- PURPLE: Add a body part word
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 #964) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: REGION
- GREEN: CARE ARTICLES
- BLUE: OBJECTS WITH ADHESIVE SURFACES
- PURPLE: ___ HAND
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #964) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #964 are…
- YELLOW: REGION ZONE, CLUSTER, PATCH, POCKET
- GREEN: CARE ARTICLES COMB, COMPACT, NAIL FILE, TWEEZERS
- BLUE: OBJECTS WITH ADHESIVE SURFACES BAND-AID, LINT ROLLER, STICKER, TAPE
- PURPLE: ___ HAND HELP, MINUTE, POKER, SUPERIOR
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
When you start writing or editing for a magazine or website, you’ll often receive a link to a copy of their stylebook. Basically, this is a list of how this particular organization likes certain words, punctuation marks, and grammar to appear in their work.
I mention this because I remember the stylebook for one of my first magazine jobs had a long list of brand names and among them was Band-Aid – the hyphen was the important part, capitalized of course. I thought nothing of it until a few years later when I accidentally neglected to use the hyphen in Band-Aid and promptly received a charming letter informing me of my mistake from some lawyers who represented them.
Anyway, I digress. Today’s match presented us with few sticky situations, although I am cursed with a cloud of disappointment for not getting an early purple. As we know, it is rarely as easy to spot a group as it is today.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday January 29, Thu #963)
- YELLOW: MAKEUP BRONZER, FOUNDATION, LINER, DYE
- GREEN: FEATURED IN GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS BEAR, BED, GOLDILOCKS, PORRIDGE
- BLUE: ENDING WITH THE DRINK CONTAINERS FIBERGLASS, SILVERSTEIN, SMUG, STUMBLER
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WORDS MEANING “BRUTAL” GOREY, GRIMM, GRIZZLY, SCARRY
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.
