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 #924) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- RAIN
- LID
- AIR
- TO FLOW
- EAVES
- TRAFFIC
- ISSUE
- BATTERIES
- BEC
- ERASER
- REFERENCE
- HANDLE
- PERIODICALS
- RESULT
- STRAINER
- EMERGE
NYT Connections today (game #924) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Components of a teapot
- BLUE: To go out
- GREEN: Material to read
- PURPLE: Add a dropped word
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 #924) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CHARACTERISTICS OF A TEAPOT
- BLUE: GET UP
- GREEN: LIBRARY SECTIONS
- PURPLE: ____DROP
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #924) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #924 are…
- YELLOW: CHARACTERISTICS OF A TEAPOT HANDLE, LID, SPOUT, STRAINER
- BLUE: GET UP EMERGENCE, FLOW, CHALLENGE, RESULT
- GREEN: LIBRARY SECTIONS CIRCULATION, PERIODICALS, REFERENCE, BATTERIES
- PURPLE: ____DROP AIR, ABOVE ALL, GUM, RAIN
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
The nursery rhyme I am a little teapot helped me get two members of today’s yellow group, and that was enough to seal the deal.
My struggles arose in the group that became ARISE, as I managed to fit all four, including AIR and RAIN, into the mix – before eventually narrowing it down.
STACKS was the confusing element of LIBRARY SECTIONS, a term I had never heard before – but I last visited a library in the 2010s, so it was my ignorance rather than an obscure expression.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday December 20, match #923)
- YELLOW: CONTAINERS BUCKET, CAN, DRUM, TIN
- GREEN: LAUNDRY SERVICES DRY, FOLD, PRESS, WASH
- BLUE: BRITISH GROUPS FORMED IN THE 1970S, WITH “THE” SHOCK, CURE, DAMNED, FALL
- PURPLE: ROCK ___ BACKGROUND, LOBSTER, MUSIC, SALT
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.
