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 #985) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MAGIC WAND
- ECLIPSE
- TOP HAT
- DONKEY
- TIDE
- PLAYING CARD
- werewolf
- BOOT
- SILVER BULLET
- IRON
- CHEESE
- GREEN CHEESE
- SOCKET
- PANACEA
- OF
- EASY ANSWER
NYT Connections today (game #985) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: An immediate solution
- GREEN: Lunar Links
- BLUE: Property Trading Game Pieces
- PURPLE: Connected to a noun that rhymes with “return”
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 #985) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: QUICK RESOLUTION
- GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOON
- BLUE: ORIGINAL MONOPOLY CHIPS
- PURPLE: WHAT “JACK” COULD REFER TO
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #985) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #985 are…
- YELLOW: QUICK RESOLUTION EASY ANSWER, MAGIC WAND, PANACEA, SILVER BULLET
- GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOON ECLIPSE, GREEN CHEESE, TIDE, WEREWOLF
- BLUE: ORIGINAL MONOPOLY CHIPS BOOT, IRON, DICE, TOP HAT
- PURPLE: WHAT “JACK” COULD REFER TO CHEESE, DONKEY, PLAYING CARD, SOCKET
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 3 errors
I was on the right track with all the groups today, but I made mistakes for each of them.
For ORIGINAL MONOPOLY TOKEN I had PLAYING CARD instead of THIMBLE, then for QUICK FIX I thought the link was a matter of chance, so I tried PLAYING CARD again, this time instead of PANACEA, and for ASSOCIED OF THE MOON I had CHEESE instead of GREEN CHEESE.
Fortunately, in all cases I received a “one away” pop-up and was able to see my mistake, but it wasn’t my best play.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday, February 19, Thu #984)
- YELLOW: EASTER SUPPLIES BASKET, DYE, EGGS, PEEPS
- GREEN: FIREPLACE ACCESSORIES BELLOW, POKER, SHOVEL, PLIERS
- BLUE: ELEMENTS OF “SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER” DISCO, JOHN TRAVOLTA, PLATFORM SHOES, POLYESTER SUIT
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO COOK SOMETHING BOYLE, BRAYS, SEER, STU
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.
