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 #893) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- ARTY
- KISS
- ESSAY
- CROWN
- ROT
- BRUSH
- STICK
- ANY
- BROWSE
- PLASTER
- PULP
- STICK
- STROKE
- ROOT
- FIX
NYT Connections today (game #893) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Attach to each other
- GREEN: Touch lightly
- BLUE: Dental elements
- PURPLE: Several characters in one
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 #893) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ADHERE
- GREEN: GRAZING
- BLUE: PARTS OF A TOOTH
- PURPLE: WORDS THAT ARE LIKE TWO LETTERS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #893) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #893 are…
- YELLOW: ADHERE FIX, GLUE, PLASTER, STICK
- GREEN: GRAZING BRUSH, KISS, SKIM, BLOW
- BLUE: PARTS OF A TOOTH CROWN, ENAMEL, PULP, ROOT
- PURPLE: WORDS THAT ARE LIKE TWO LETTERS ALL, ARTY, DECAY, TEST
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
Many ancient strips were hidden among today’s tiles. PULP and KISS came out, but by adding or removing letters, there were also Rush, Strokes, Roots and Fixx. But that’s not what led me to make two unnecessary mistakes.
Seeing CROWN and ROOT, I was convinced that I needed to put together a group that was interested in dentistry rather than the much more obvious PARTS of a TOOTH, so I wasted several mistakes adding DECAY and then BRUSH, before finally seeing the sense.
If I had said the remaining tiles out loud, I might have solved the purple/hardest group – well done to those who did. However, instead I worked on ADHERE and memories of an earlier job putting up gig posters around London (I wasn’t fast enough to last long).
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday, November 19, match #892)
- YELLOW: STUFFY HUSKY, SOLID, SQUAT, THICK
- GREEN: DIRECTION DIRECTOR, GUIDE, LEADER, SHEPHERD
- BLUE: SECOND WORDS IN POE’S STORIES, AFTER “THE” CARREL, FALL, MASK, PIT
- PURPLE: ORGAN PLUS ONE LETTER COLONY, HOME, SLOT, SKINK
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.
