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 #945) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- HALTER
- DRAIN
- LITTLE
- DROP
- CROPPING
- PACK
- RESERVOIR
- CREW
- BASIN
- CRATER
- CORK
- BAND
- ACCIDENT
- SADDLE
- TEAM
- FAUCET
NYT Connections today (game #945) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Collection
- GREEN: Dive
- BLUE: Sanitary
- PURPLE: Used in horse riding
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 #945) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GROUP
- GREEN: DIVE
- BLUE: PARTS OF A SINK
- PURPLE: EQUESTRIAN EQUIPMENT
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #945) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #945 are…
- YELLOW: GROUP GROUP, CREW, PACK, TEAM
- GREEN: DIVE CRASH, CRATER, FALL, RESERVOIR
- BLUE: PARTS OF A SINK BASIN, DRAIN, FAUCET, PLUG
- PURPLE: EQUESTRIAN EQUIPMENT BIT, CROP, HALTER, SADDLE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
The second I saw CREW, CROP, and HALTER, I convinced myself that there was a band on different types of tops. Unsure of a fourth, I added BAND and immediately realized I was on the wrong track.
My second mistake came later, and another delusion that it was a group linked by the word back including DROP, PACK, TEAM and CREW – it made sense at the time!
But before that, I experienced the triumph of a first violet thanks to some vague memories of EQUESTRIAN GEAR while watching the film. Sea biscuit.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday January 10, match #944)
- 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
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.
