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 #922) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- COOK
- DATA
- WOF
- WORK
- BIRTH
- ENERGY
- DELIVERY
- PEER
- INTELLIGENCE
- EDUCATION
- TO GO OUT
- INFORMATION
- DOCUMENT
- DETAILS
- TRADE
- REMAINS
NYT Connections today (game #922) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Discovery
- GREEN: Meal decisions
- BLUE: Big government
- PURPLE: It looks like nautical words
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 #922) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: RESULTS
- GREEN: DINNER OPTIONS
- BLUE: US CABINET DEPARTMENTS
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF PLACES TO PARK A SHIP
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #922) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #922 are…
- YELLOW: RESULTS DATA, DETAILS, INFORMATION, INTELLIGENCE
- GREEN: DINNER OPTIONS COOK, DELIVERY, GO OUT, LEFTOVERS
- BLUE: US CABINET DEPARTMENTS TRADE, EDUCATION, ENERGY, WORK
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF PLACES TO PARK A SHIP BIRTH, DOC, PAIR, WORF
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
I couldn’t resist putting BIRTH, LABOR, and DELIVERY together, even though there wasn’t an obvious fourth word related to babies arriving. I settled on COOK with the vague idea that it might be a slang branch of “bun in the oven.”
With that notion aside, I focused on the DETAILS and used a little more INTELLIGENCE to put together the yellow and green groups.
Surveying the remaining eight tiles, I managed to arrive at HOMOPHONES OF PLACES TO PARK A SHIP – a real triumph compared to my terrible start.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday Dec 18, Thu #921)
- YELLOW: A LITTLE THOUGHTFUL WISHES DREAM, FANTASY, FANTASY, ILLUSION
- GREEN: PROTAGONIST HERO, LEAD, MAIN, STAR
- BLUE: COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT FELT, GLITTER, CLEANER, POMPOM
- PURPLE: SOCIAL _____ BUTTERFLY, MEDIA, SAFETY, WORKER
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.
