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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 16 (Thu #950).
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 #951) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PLASTER
- SLING
- HIDE
- BLANKET
- SKIN
- TO FLOW
- RED
- COAT
- SKIN
- BLANKET
- CASTING
- INKS
- SIMON
- THROW
- Parents
- CAPTURE
NYT Connections today (game #951) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Extend a layer
- GREEN: Throw forward
- BLUE: Same letters in different order
- PURPLE: The beginning of childish pursuits
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 #951) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: DISTRIBUTED ON
- GREEN: DISCARD
- BLUE: ANAGRAMS
- PURPLE: FIRST WORDS OF GAMES FOR CHILDREN
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #951) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #951 are…
- YELLOW: DISTRIBUTED ON BLANKET, COAT, BLANKET, PLASTER
- GREEN: DISCARD CAST, HOWL, SKIN, SLING
- BLUE: ANAGRAMS INKS, KINS, SINK, SKIN
- PURPLE: FIRST WORDS OF GAMES FOR CHILDREN CAPTURE, HIDE, RED, SIMON
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 3 errors
I worked hard on today’s yellow group, including SKIN and then HIDE in place of PLASTER, before finally finding the right quartet.
The green and blue groups were easier, but as always I was wary of Connections’ tips.
A quartet of four-letter ANAGRAMS seemed far too obvious, but sometimes the obvious is correct – it all helps to keep us on our toes.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, January 16, match #950)
- YELLOW: TYPES OF HATS DERBY, FEDORA, PANAMA, PORKPIE
- GREEN: COMPONENTS OF A CHILD’S BEDBEDTIME ROUTINE BATH, BRUSHING, PAJAMAS, STORY
- BLUE: MUSICAL ACTS WITH “A” AS THE ONLY VOWEL ALABAMA, BANANARAMA, KANSAS, SANTANA
- PURPLE: LARGE ____ BAHAMA, CANYON, PIANO, SLAM
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.
