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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, January 9 (Thu #943).
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 #944) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BOOK
- BAR
- GRAM
- DIVIDE
- TUBE
- WEB
- JET
- APPLICATION
- MOLE
- STRAW
- DESKTOP COMPUTER
- PIPE
- PIPE
- SOAK
- VOLT
- MOBILE
NYT Connections today (game #944) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Cylindrical objects
- GREEN: Technological systems
- BLUE: Quick exit
- PURPLE: Quantities of things
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 #944) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: HOLLOW CYLINDERS
- GREEN: SOFTWARE PLATFORMS
- BLUE: TAKEOFF
- PURPLE: UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #944) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #944 are…
- YELLOW: HOLLOW CYLINDERS PIPE, PIPE, STRAW, TUBE
- GREEN: SOFTWARE PLATFORMS APP, DESKTOP, MOBILE, WEB
- BLUE: TAKEOFF BOOK, DIP, JET, SPLIT
- PURPLE: UNITS OF MEASUREMENT BAR, GRAM, MOLE, VOLT
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
I made two mistakes today. The first was stupid, the second calculated – but luckily both resulted in a “one away” pop-up.
My first mistake was to include BAR in the HOLLOW CYLINDERS group, instead of PIPE. I think it was because I was thinking of sturdy cylinders, rather than a more flexible hose – but it was very annoying to miss the blindingly obvious.
My second mistake came when I collected what I was certain were UNITS OF MEASUREMENT. MOLE didn’t sound right to me, so I initially went with DIP, but I should have realized that was short for molecule.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, January 9, match #943)
- YELLOW: RED THINGS 3 BALLS, CARDINAL, HEART EMOJI, SOLO CUT
- GREEN: USED IN METAPHORS FOR PRECARIOUS SITUATIONS 8 BALLS, DEPTH, LIMBS, THIN ICE
- BLUE: MUSICAL ARTISTS MINUS STARTING NUMBERS 6MAFIA, CHAINZ, MANAGEMENT, NON-BLONDES
- PURPLE: CARDINAL DIRECTIONS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED COUTH, FORTH, LEST, OAST
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.
