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 #875) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- CORSAIR
- AQUA
- CRAMP
- CARGO
- KHAKI
- LOAD
- SWEAT
- pant
- GEM
- TANNED
- BLUSH
- CAMEL
- CARRY
- SUGS
- FAWN
- FREIGHT
NYT Connections today (game #875) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Ways to describe the goods to be transported
- GREEN: Autumn palette
- BLUE: Caused by overwork
- PURPLE: The beginnings of the horoscope
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 #875) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GOODS TO BE TRANSPORTED
- GREEN: LIGHT BROWN SHADES
- BLUE: SHOWING SIGNS OF PHYSICAL EFFORT
- PURPLE: BEGINNING OF THE ZODIAC SIGNS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #875) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #875 are…
- YELLOW: GOODS TO BE TRANSPORTED CARGO, FREIGHT, TRANSPORT, LOADING
- GREEN: LIGHT BROWN SHADES CAMEL, FAWN, KHAKI, TAN
- BLUE: SHOWING SIGNS OF PHYSICAL EFFORT CRAMPS, PANTS, RED, SWEAT
- PURPLE: BEGINNING OF THE ZODIAC SIGNS AQUA, CAPRI, GEM, SAG
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
A brief flirtation with different types of pants aside, it was a pretty simple game.
As tempting as it may be to combine CAPRI, CARGO and SWEAT with a third option – uh, PANT? – I managed to resist and quickly saw the other groups.
Having a life of resistance to horoscopes and the zodiac, I was unable to spot the purple group, while the four tiles in the SHOW SIGNS OF PHYSICAL EFFORT category are sensations that I feel daily; but not during this match.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, November 1, match #874)
- YELLOW: SUE THE COURT ACCUSE, DEPOSITE, ACCUSE, PROSECUTE
- GREEN: BLACK INK, SPRAY, PITCH, CROW
- BLUE: SECOND OF A FAMOUS REAL DUET DEAR, CLYDE, HARDY, TELLER
- PURPLE: THE RODENTS THAT ARE FIRST IN A CARTOON DUO FLEA, ITCH, PINKY, ROCKY
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.
