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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 are looking for the Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Sunday, December 7 (Game #910).
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 #911) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- VINE
- WING
- RODEO
- EGG
- COWBOY
- COUCH
- STAR
- DEER
- MINK
- SPUR
- SUNSET
- URGE
- MAVERICK
- MULHOLLAND
- PUSH
- LEAVE
NYT Connections today (game #911) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Given a push
- GREEN: Locations in Los Angeles
- BLUE: Texas athletes
- PURPLE: Missing capitals
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 #911) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GOAD, WITH “ON”
- GREEN: FAMOUS STREETS OF LOS ANGELES
- BLUE: DALLAS PRO SPORTS TEAM MEMBER
- PURPLE: EUROPEAN CAPITAL LETTERS MINUS PEN LAST LETTER
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #911) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #911 are…
- YELLOW: GOAD, WITH “ON” EGG, PUSH, SPION, DESIRE
- GREEN: FAMOUS STREETS OF LOS ANGELES MULHOLLAND, RODEO, SUNSET, VINEYARD
- BLUE: DALLAS PRO SPORTS TEAM MEMBER COWBOY, MAVERICK, STAR, WING
- PURPLE: EUROPEAN CAPITAL LETTERS MINUS PEN LAST LETTER MINK, LEAVE, ROE, SOFA
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
Before settling on FAMOUS STREETS IN LOS ANGELES, I was convinced that there was a western-themed band with COWBOY, SPUR, MAVERICK and RODEO – but I happily abandoned that thread after it cost me a mistake.
SPUR and STAR made me think there was a sports theme somewhere in this mix, but I stuck with it and added SPUR to the yellow motivational group, GOAD, WITH “ON”.
I’m glad I got the blue group, because my American sports knowledge isn’t great, but I knew the Mavs and Cowboys were Dallas teams, so I took a stab at STAR and WING. With only eight tiles remaining, I was on fairly safe ground as I decided that it was unlikely that there was a team called the Dallas Sofas.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday, December 7, match #910)
- YELLOW: MOVE AT EXCEPTIONAL SPEED BARREL, BOLT, HURTLE, TEAR
- GREEN: ORGANS GIZZA, HEART, TONGUE, TRIPS
- BLUE: JOINT CONDITIONS FOR WOODWORKING DADO, DOVETAIL, MITER, MORTISE
- PURPLE: EL ____ CAPITAN, DORADO, GRECO, PASO
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.
