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 #882) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- NOODLE
- MIRROR
- CRONUT
- MUSE
- COMPACT
- SKULL
- REFLECT
- TWEEZERS
- PUFNSTUF
- DENSE
- BRUSH
- TIGHT
- VOLUNTARY
- LUNAR
- THICK
- NAIL FILE
NYT Connections today (game #882) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Keep yourself tidy
- GREEN: Stuck
- BLUE: think about it
- PURPLE: Words that seem mean
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 #882) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PERSONAL CARE ITEMS
- GREEN: PACKAGED
- BLUE: THINK
- PURPLE: START WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #882) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #882 are…
- YELLOW: PERSONAL CARE ITEMS BRUSH, MIRROR, NAIL FILE, TWEEZERS
- GREEN: PACKAGED COMPACT, DENSE, THICK, TIGHT
- BLUE: THINK DELIBERATE, MUSE, NOODLES, THINK
- PURPLE: START WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES CRANIUM, CRONUT, LUNAR, PUFNSTUF
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: 1 error
If we set aside the purple group – I had to Google it after the match to make sure – then it was a pretty straightforward round.
That said, I still managed to find a way to make a mistake and included COMPACT instead of MIRROR among my PERSONAL CARE ITEMS. I doubt I was alone in doing this, but I felt upset afterwards that I hadn’t had a flawless race.
It’s also a surprise to me that I wasn’t able to think a little faster considering the large percentage of my life I spend in this particular state trying to solve this specific game.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, November 8, match #881)
- YELLOW: BLOCK, AS OPENING CLOSE, CAP, SEAL, STOP
- GREEN: PROPOSED, AS AN ANNOUNCEMENT DELIVER, GIVE, PRESENT, PRONOUNCE
- BLUE: TYPES OF LANGUAGES BODY, PROGRAMMING, SIGN, SPOKEN
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “|” BEAM, CHING, ROBOT, SPY
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.
