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 #966) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- SHARP
- NOT
- FLAT
- HEATING
- HOOF
- JAM
- BOOSTER
- Buttocks
- SOCKET
- CORNER
- THRESHING
- ВОР
- SPIKED
- PETARD
- MORGAN
NYT Connections today (game #966) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Build them
- BLUE: Ground Filler Words
- GREEN: Types of shoes
- PURPLE: Orchestra charged forward
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 #966) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PUBLISH
- BLUE: ANTHEM
- GREEN: TYPES OF SHOE
- PURPLE: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PLUS STARTING LETTER
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #966) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #966 are…
- YELLOW: PUBLISH BOOST, HYPE, PITCH, PLUG
- BLUE: ANTHEM BANGER, BOP, HEATING, JAM
- GREEN: TYPES OF SHOE CLOG, FLAT, MULE, WEDGE
- PURPLE: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PLUS STARTING LETTER Glute, Morgan, Sharp, Thorn
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I took a risk today and that was to include HEATER in the ANTHEM quartet alongside BANGER, BOP and JAM.
I was a DJ at the time and no one ever called what I played “heating”, but I later learned that it describes “a crowd-pleasing track that raises the temperature rather than the roof.” I wasn’t a big crowd pleaser in the indie disco days, so maybe that’s why it was new to me.
With only eight tiles remaining, the SHOE TYPES became obvious as I remained blind to the MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PLUS STARTING LETTER – well done if you spotted them.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday January 31, match #965)
- YELLOW: TYPES OF PARTIES BALL, BLENDER, RECEPTION, SHOWER
- GREEN: WAYS TO APPLY PAINT BRUSH, PALETTE KNIFE, ROLLER, Spray
- BLUE: Y-SHAPED THINGS SLINGSHOT, STETHOSCOPE, TUNING FORK, WISHBONE
- PURPLE: WHAT THE “SHIFT” COULD REFER TO COMPUTER KEY, HOLD, FLUCTUATION, WORK PERIOD
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.
