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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 Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Friday, December 26 (Thu #929).
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 #930) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- CREDIT
- VILLAGERS
- CALL
- FIRST OF ALL
- BUSINESS
- NAME
- REPORT
- NAMESAKE
- DECISION MAKER
- PRIME
- CRAFTSMANSHIP
- ECONOMY
- DOUBLE
- QUOTE
- TRADE
- REFERENCE
NYT Connections today (game #930) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Categories on board
- BLUE: Do it for love
- GREEN: Acknowledgement
- PURPLE: Watered ends
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 #930) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: AIRLINE CLASSES
- BLUE: VOCATION
- GREEN: ATTRIBUTE
- PURPLE: END WITH ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (Game #930) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #930 are…
- YELLOW: AIRLINE CLASSES BUSINESS, ECONOMY, FIRST, PREMIUM
- BLUE: VOCATION CALL, CRAFTS, LINE, TRADE
- GREEN: ATTRIBUTE CITE, CREDIT, NAME, REFERENCE
- PURPLE: END WITH ALCOHOLIC DRINKS DECISION MAKER, namesake, report, villager
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I’m slightly irritated that I didn’t catch the purple group ENDING WITH ALCOHOLIC DRINKS because I saw the sake in NAMESAKE and the cider in DECIDER – but somehow missed spotting the lager in VILLAGER and the port in REPORT. A lesson to be more vigilant.
It didn’t matter, because today’s match was a breeze.
The VOCATION group made me think of this phrase “do a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life”, with which I completely disagree.
Although it is easier to do something you love, it still takes dedication and hard work to succeed in any job. It’s notions like this that lead to journalists and nurses being underpaid while management consultants and dictators make a fortune.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, December 26, match #929)
- YELLOW: CALIFORNIA-BASED CHARACTER TROPES MOVIE EXEC, SURFER, TECH BRO, VALLEY GIRL
- GREEN: COMEDY SUBGENRES BUDDY, CRINGE, SCREWBALL, STONER
- BLUE: ROCK GROUPS ‘7OS AMERICA, CHICAGO, FOREIGN, TRAVEL
- PURPLE: BLACK ____ FOREST, FRIDAY, PANTHER, WIDOW
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.
