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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, October 24 (Game #866).
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 #867) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- DATE
- VEST
- LIGHT
- TREE
- RADIUS
- FLEECE
- ALARM
- LINCOLN
- TO AGREE
- MILK
- PIPE
- PRICE
- HUSTLE
- STOPWATCH
- AGREEMENT
- САРОТЕ
NYT Connections today (game #867) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Defraud
- GREEN: Basic Casio Tools
- BLUE: Discuss
- PURPLE: A common Oscar category
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 #867) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: scam
- GREEN: DIGITAL WATCH FEATURES
- BLUE: CONFERENCE
- PURPLE: BEST ACTOR BIOPICS WINNER
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #867) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #867 are…
- YELLOW: scam FLEECE, PIPE, HUSTLE, TREE
- GREEN: DIGITAL WATCH FEATURES ALARM, DATE, LIGHT, STOPWATCH
- BLUE: CONFERENCE AGREEMENT, REWARD, GRANT, VEST
- PURPLE: BEST ACTOR BIOPICS WINNER HOOD, LINCOLN, MILK, RAY
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
This match represents a good start to the weekend for me, as I guessed the purple group for the first time in weeks.
Yes, there were only eight tiles left when I got it and I was thinking about movies and not necessarily BEST ACTOR WINNING BIOPICS, but I’m still over the moon.
As someone who owns both a basic Casio digital watch and an all-singing, all-dancing Apple Watch, the things I use most (ALARM and STOPWATCH) were common to both – even though the Casio couldn’t do what I prefer, which is help me find my phone.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday October 24, match #866)
- YELLOW: BEST YEARS HEYDAY, PINNACLE, PRIME, ZENITH
- GREEN: THINGS YOU CAN DO TO TEXT BOLD, UNDERLINED, STRIKED OUT, UNDERLINED
- BLUE: THINGS KNOWN TO BE COLORFUL THINGS KALEIDOSCOPE, PEACOCK, RAINBOW, SUNSET
- PURPLE: END IN ACCESSORIES BAYWATCH, COOTIE, HERRING, KINGPIN
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.
