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 #935) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- POD
- SCOTCH
- HEAD
- RAT
- CURSE
- SKIN
- NUT
- FLY
- DOG
- FINGERS
- SPELL
- SHELL
- CHARM
- CHAMOIS
- PEEL
- HEXAMEN
NYT Connections today (game #935) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: One thing witches and wizards do
- GREEN: Outer casing
- BLUE: Fan types
- PURPLE: Precede with a spreadable word
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 #935) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A LITTLE MAGIC
- GREEN: REMOVE COATING FROM
- BLUE: “ENTHUSIASTIC” EQUIVALENT
- PURPLE: BUTTER_____
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #935) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #935 are…
- YELLOW: A LITTLE MAGIC CHARM, CURSE, HEX, SPELL
- GREEN: REMOVE COATING FROM SKIN, SHELL, SHELL, SKIN
- BLUE: “ENTHUSIASTIC” EQUIVALENT BUFF, HEAD, DOG, RAT
- PURPLE: BUTTER_____ FINGERS, FLY, NUTS, SCOTCH
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 3 errors
Not the best start to 2026 for me, with three errors.
Frustratingly, all of my wrong guesses were on track and got me the “one away” pop-up every time. I included NUT in REMOVE COVERING FROM and “ENTHUSIAST” EQUIVALENT – which both works.
Having trouble getting the blue group, I replaced NUT with FLY before finally trying RAT. If only I had spotted the purple group, much more logical – well done if you did.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday, December 31, match #934)
- YELLOW: HAPPY NEW YEAR! DROP BALL, CHAMPAGNE FLUTE, FIREWORKS, NOISE
- GREEN: PLACES WHERE THINGS DISAPPEAR BERMUDA TRIANGLE, BLACK HOLE, SOFA CUSHIONS, DRYER
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH PHILADELPHIA BROTHER LOVE, CHEESESTEAK, LIBERTY BELL, ROCKY
- PURPLE: START WITH BODY OF WATER BAY LEAF, SURF CHANNEL, BAR, SOUND BARRIER
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.
