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 #942) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- SCISSORS
- POOL CHANCE
- HEATHERS
- CLOTHESPIN
- WALK ON THE ROADWAY
- TOGGLE
- DOVETAIL
- COLDNESS
- CROWBAR
- PLANE
- THRILL
- SPEED
- LITTER
- TINGLING
- MARSALA
- STROLL
NYT Connections today (game #942) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Frightened reactions
- GREEN: Small crimes
- BLUE: Pivot points
- PURPLE: Edible beginnings
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 #942) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A LITTLE RESPONSE TO STRONG EMOTIONS
- GREEN: BREAK THE RULES
- BLUE: FIRST CLASS LEVERS
- PURPLE: START WITH THE CANDY BARS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #942) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #942 are…
- YELLOW: A LITTLE RESPONSE TO STRONG EMOTIONS COOLING, HEN’S CHANCE, Shivering, tingling
- GREEN: BREAK THE RULES JAYWALK, WASTE, LOITER, SPEED
- BLUE: FIRST CLASS LEVERS CLOTHES PIN, CROWBAR, SCISSORS, ROCKER
- PURPLE: START WITH THE CANDY BARS PLANE, DOVETAIL, SOUNDS, MARSALA
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
I got to the last eight tiles without a clue what the blue and purple groups were, but I made it home without making a mistake. It’s a Connections miracle!
I spotted BREAK THE RULES because on my first visit to California I was terrified of being arrested for jaywalking, after someone at my school came back from vacation and told everyone that he had been arrested for crossing a street in the wrong place. He was lying, of course, but it made me think that if I set foot on an American road, the cops would swoop down.
I would love to claim to have spotted Mars, Heath, Aero, and Dove, but that was a wild guess. A good thing too, because FIRST CLASS LEVERS aren’t something I’ve ever given much thought to.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday, January 7, match #941)
- YELLOW: DOPPELGÄNGER CLONE, DOUBLE, MIRROR, RING
- GREEN: PORTION CONCERN, INTEREST, SHARING, ISSUE
- BLUE: COMMON FLAG SYMBOLS CRESCENT, CROSS, STAR, STRIPE
- PURPLE: PRESSED USING A PRESS CIDER, GARLIC, PANTS, WINE
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.
