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 #880) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- HULA HOOP
- EGGPLANT
- GREEN SALSA
- BAGEL
- SWING STATE
- TASTE
- ANIMAL PRINT
- PEAS
- WASHER
- BARNEY THE DINOSAUR
- PESTO
- HOUNDSTOOT
- AIR CHAMBER
- CHIMICHURRI
- EATING PEOPLE IN HERRINGBONES
NYT Connections today (game #880) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Repeated design
- GREEN: Aromas of the same color
- BLUE: Something is missing in the center
- PURPLE: The hardest color in common
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 #880) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TEXTILE PATTERNS
- GREEN: GREEN CONDIMENTS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE
- PURPLE: THINGS THAT ARE VIOLATED
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #880) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #880 are…
- YELLOW: TEXTILE PATTERNS ANIMAL PRINT, CHEVRON, HOUNDSTOOT, DOTTED
- GREEN: GREEN CONDIMENTS CHIMICHURRI, PESTO, RELISH, SALSA VERDE
- BLUE: THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE BAGEL, HULA HOOP, INNER CHAMBER, WASHER
- PURPLE: THINGS THAT ARE VIOLATED BARNEY THE DINOSAUR, EGGPLANT, EATING PEOPLE, SWING STATE
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: 1 error
In the UK, RELISH and PESTO aren’t exclusively green, so I was a little thrown off by GREEN CONDIMENTS – but it was impossible to ignore that SALSA VERDE and CHIMICHURRI went together, so I played along.
A similar strategy did not initially work for THINGS THAT ARE VIOLATED. Lost for the fourth tile I chose POLKA DOT, perhaps thinking that purple is the classic color. I guessed SWING STATE, because purple is a mix of red and blue, but being outside the US it’s not something I knew about before – Connections is an education.
With only eight tiles left, TEXTILE PATTERNS was easy to choose, but I’m annoyed that I didn’t receive THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE, because it contains my favorite New York breakfast item.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday, November 6, Thu #879)
- YELLOW: COST AMOUNT, FIGURE, PRICE, VALUE
- GREEN: WAYS TO UNLOCK A DEVICE FACE, FINGERPRINT, PASSWORD, PIN
- BLUE: PARTS OF A SHIP REAR, DECK, FORWARD, MAST
- PURPLE: CHARACTERISTICS OF A CARTOON CUPID ARROW, BOW, LAYER, WINGS
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.
