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 #970) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BRUSSELS
- AMERICAN
- FLAG
- BUMP
- TIP
- JEANS
- END
- Bald Eagle
- RAM
- BASEBALL
- EN
- OCEAN
- APPLE PIE
- CHRISTOPHER
- LAPIS LAZULI
- STRUCK
- SKY
NYT Connections today (game #970) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: All-American Icons
- GREEN: Hit
- BLUE: Grouped by color
- PURPLE: Stars with the same last 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 #970) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CULTURAL SYMBOLS OF THE UNITED STATES
- GREEN: NECKLACE WITH
- BLUE: BLUE THINGS
- PURPLE: HOLLYWOOD LIES
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #970) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #970 are…
- YELLOW: CULTURAL SYMBOLS OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICAN FLAG, APPLE PIE, Bald Eagle, BASEBALL
- GREEN: NECKLACE WITH Bump, Bump, Bump, RAM
- BLUE: BLUE THINGS JEANS, LAPIS LAZULI, OCEAN, SKY
- PURPLE: HOLLYWOOD LIES ANG, BRUCE, CHRISTOPHER, SPIKE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
This game had several tricky elements – having to take a crazy gamble with LAPIS LAZULI was one of them for me, but perhaps you already knew that it is an ancient deep blue metamorphic rock.
I also had problems with the green group COLLIDE WITH, because I initially thought the connection was about rejection, so I linked BUMP, KNOCK, BUTT, and SPIKE. Fortunately, it was close enough to succeed on the second try.
With eight tiles remaining, CULTURAL SYMBOLS OF THE UNITED STATES stood out, but now that I know the answer, I’m annoyed that I missed LEES OF HOLLYWOOD – the easiest purple group all week.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday, February 4, match #969)
- YELLOW: CONTENTION CONFLICT, DISCORD, FRICTION, RIVALRY
- GREEN: GAMES OF CHANCE BINGO, CRAPS, LOTTERY, WAR
- BLUE: MORE OR LESS, FAMILIARLY ABOUT, END, LIKE, ROUND
- PURPLE: START WITH NBA TEAMS BULLSEYE, HEATED, MAGIC, NETSCAPE
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.
