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 #896) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- JFK
- QUEEN
- WARREN
- WALL STREET
- RELEASED
- LODGE
- EASY
- MIA
- LAIR
- TROUPER
- NIXON
- COWARD
- GIVE ME
- SOFT
- SECTION
- TERRIER
NYT Connections today (game #896) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Relaxed attitude
- GREEN: Where the beasts live
- BLUE: From the manufacturer of On any given Sunday
- PURPLE: Parts of songs by Swedish hitmakers
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 #896) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: lenient
- GREEN: HOUSES FOR ANIMALS
- BLUE: OLIVER STONE FILMS
- PURPLE: SECOND WORDS IN ABBA HIT TITLES
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #896) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #896 are…
- YELLOW: lenient EASY, LAX, LOOSE, SLACK
- GREEN: HOUSES FOR ANIMALS TERRIER, DEN, LODGE, WARREN
- BLUE: OLIVER STONE FILMS JFK, NIXON, PLATOON, WALL STREET
- PURPLE: SECOND WORDS IN ABBA HIT TITLES GIVE ME, MIA, QUEEN, TROUBLE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
Even though I knew it was a trap, I couldn’t help myself and started with a group containing JFK, LAX, MIA, and DEN – thinking these US airport abbreviations would make a great Connections category. Alas, I was wrong.
Instead, each of these three-letter tiles belonged to a different group. I should have seen JFK sooner, but again I almost hit a dead end thinking it was a presidential group before realizing there were four OLIVER STONE MOVIES.
I saved a little pride by regrouping the purple group a little early and finding a home for what I initially thought was Miami International Airport.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, November 22, match #895)
- YELLOW: A LITTLE Dab, Drip, Splash, Touch
- GREEN: NAVY SALTY DOG, SKIPPER, SWAB, TAR
- BLUE: TROPICAL FRUITS/VEGETABLES BITTER MELON, CHAYOTE, DURIAN, COROSOL
- PURPLE: ____ DEAL BIG, PLEA, ROUGH, DEAR
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.
