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 #994) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- LADDER
- PALM
- HARD HELMET
- FINGER FOOD
- HOCK SANDWICH
- TAPA
- NAIL GUN
- JOHNNESBURGER
- PLANE
- LICORICE PIZZA
- TOOL BELT
- LUGGAGE
- COUCH
- SMILING FACE
- WITH SUNGLASSES
- COPYPASTA
- OUT
- OF WORK
NYT Connections today (game #994) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Small plates
- GREEN: Builder Tips
- BLUE: Vacation fashion
- PURPLE: It looks edible but not edible
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 #994) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SMALL BITE
- GREEN: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
- BLUE: HOLIDAY EMOJI
- PURPLE: THINGS YOU WON’T EAT THAT END IN FOOD
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #994) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #994 are…
- YELLOW: SMALL BITE CANAPÉ, FINGER FOOD, HORS D’OEUVRE, TAPA
- GREEN: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT PROTECTIVE HELMET, LADDER, NAIL GUN, TOOL BELT
- BLUE: HOLIDAY EMOJI PLANE, LUGGAGE, PALM TREE, SMILE FACE WITH SUNGLASSES
- PURPLE: THINGS YOU WON’T EAT THAT END IN FOOD COPYPASTA, JOHANNESBURGER, KNUCKLE SANDWICH, LICORICE PIZZA
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
The first thing that came out of today’s tiles was LICORICE PIZZA and AIRPLANE, which aside from being one of those THINGS YOU WON’T EAT THAT END IN FOOD and a HOLIDAY EMOJI respectively are also the titles of very good movies.
Were there two other classic comedy films hidden among the 16 tiles? Is HARD HAT a 1980s comedy starring Chevy Chase? Uh, no.
Abandoning my movie rabbit hole, I made a bit of a mess in putting together the LITTLE BITE group by mixing it with things you don’t really eat, but I got there in the end.
The four HOLIDAY EMOJIs somehow escaped me – perhaps because I use the SMILE FACE WITH SUNGLASSES emoji daily to indicate that “yes, I’m happy with that”, “oh, okay then”, and “OK, if I have to”.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, February 28, match #993)
- YELLOW: DESIRE DESIRE, ITCH, THIRST, CRAVING
- GREEN: JOBS THAT INVOLVE TRAVEL CRUISE DIRECTOR, DRIVER, ROADIE, SELLER
- BLUE: NAME THE HOMOPHONES SERIOUS, KNEEL, NOISE, TAILOR
- PURPLE: ASTRONOMIC TERMS PLUS ONE LETTER COMETH, NOVAK, BEGINNING, SINGED
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.
