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 #977) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- CAN
- SHARP
- A
- MAP
- FROZEN
- PRODUCE
- DANCING
- MILKMAN
- DO
- JAY
- FAST
- FORM
- HANG OUT
- FARM
- MOLD
- TIGHT
NYT Connections today (game #977) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The act of building
- GREEN: In stable position
- BLUE: Short versions of baseball teams
- PURPLE: Add a royal name
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 #977) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CONSTRUCTION
- GREEN: FIXED IN PLACE
- BLUE: MLB PLAYER, IN BRIEF
- PURPLE: ____ QUEEN
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #977) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #977 are…
- YELLOW: CONSTRUCTION TRAIN, MAKE, MOLD, PRODUCE
- GREEN: FIXED IN PLACE FAST, FIRM, FROZEN, TIGHT
- BLUE: MLB PLAYER, IN BRIEF A, CARD, JAY, YANK
- PURPLE: ____ QUEEN DAIRY, DANCE, DRAG, MAY
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
One of the things I love about Connections, and there are many, is when you get a group based on a hunch about a tile.
I had this today with DANCING, which made me think of two things: Dancing with the stars And Queen of dance by the Swedish pop group ABBA.
Aside from DRAG, I wasn’t sure if DAIRY and MAY also worked alongside QUEEN, but I went with them because they sounded good. I have since discovered that Dairy Queen is one of the few American restaurant chains that has not yet managed to establish itself in the UK, although it has managed to establish itself in Saudi Arabia.
My other cultural departure of the day was MLB PLAYER FOR SHORT – JAY and YANK. I may have been connected, but A and CARD seemed completely unrelated to baseball from my position of limited knowledge.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday, February 11, match #976)
- YELLOW: act with love MOON, PIN, SWOON, YEAR
- GREEN: BENEFITS GAIN, NET, YIELD, YIELD
- BLUE: COMPACT MASS BLOCK, BRICK, CAKE, WASHER
- PURPLE: ROLL_____ BAG, COASTER, DERBY, ICE RINK
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.
