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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you are looking for the Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Monday, December 22 (Thu #925).
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 #926) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- DRACULA
- DOGMA
- UNCONSCIOUS
- KRYPTONITE
- FRANKENSTEIN
- FIXING
- ACHILLES HEEL
- SUPERMAN
- OEDIPUS
- COMPLEX
- SOFT POINT
- LITTLE RED
- CHAPERON
- LINK LATER
- FALL
- Darth Vader
- BRAZ
- SUPEREGO
NYT Connections today (game #926) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Weakness
- GREEN: Sigmund’s ideas
- BLUE: Shared outerwear
- PURPLE: Food found in a bun
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 #926) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: VULNERABILITY
- GREEN: FREUDIAN CONCEPTS
- BLUE: CHARACTERS IN CAPES
- PURPLE: START WITH SLANG FOR SAUSAGE
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #926) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #926 are…
- YELLOW: VULNERABILITY ACHILLES HEEL, DROP, KRYPTONITE, SOFT STITCH
- GREEN: FREUDIAN CONCEPTS FIXATION, OEDIPUS COMPLEX, SUPER-EGO, UNCONSCIOUS
- BLUE: CHARACTERS IN CAPES DARTH VADER, DRACULA, LITTLE RED HOOD, SUPERMAN
- PURPLE: START WITH SLANG FOR SAUSAGE BRATZ, DOGMA, FRANKENSTEIN, LINKLATER
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: 1 error
I’m sure there were plenty of sausage heads (is that the right term?) who immediately spotted the purple group. Alas, I was not among them.
Instead, I focused on psychology and what became known as FREUDIAN CONCEPTS. My mistake came because I thought ACHILLES’ HEEL belonged to the OEDIPUS COMPLEX – to me it’s all Greek.
From there, it was an easy home run, with CHARACTERS IN CAPES making for an enjoyable group of heroes and villains.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday Dec 22, Thu #925)
- YELLOW: INFLUX Rash, rush, surge, wave
- GREEN: NEXT COME, FOLLOW, FUTURE, LATER
- BLUE: CARD TYPES BUSINESS, HELLO, MEMBERSHIP, PLAY
- PURPLE: COLORS MINUS LAST LETTER BROW, CYA, PIN, WHIT
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.
