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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, February 16 (Thu #981).
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 #982) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PLUM
- LEAF
- FLASH
- hustle
- THUMB
- OYSTER
- FLEXIBLE
- ZIPPER
- BROWSE
- SOY
- DART
- BOMBAY
- SPEED
- RETURN
- HOISIN
- MISSUS
NYT Connections today (game #982) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Whisk
- GREEN: Asian cuisine
- BLUE: Go through something in a hurry
- PURPLE: Start with failure
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 #982) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ZOOM
- GREEN: SAUCES IN CHINESE CUISINE
- BLUE: RIFFLE (THROUGH)
- PURPLE: START WITH THE SYNONYMS OF “DUD”
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #982) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #982 are…
- YELLOW: ZOOM DART, FLASH, SPEED, ZIP
- GREEN: SAUCES IN CHINESE CUISINE HOISIN, OYSTER, PLUM, SOY
- BLUE: RIFFLE (THROUGH) FLIP, LEAF, SKIM, THUMB
- PURPLE: START WITH THE SYNONYMS OF “DUD” BOMBAY, agitation, floppy disk, madam
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
Thinking I spotted four tiles linked by the computer’s disk storage, I confidently connected THUMB, FLOPPY, ZIP, and FLASH.
After not even getting a “one to go” pop-up, I focused and exchanged my initial thought that OYSTER might belong to a group of exotic mushrooms, spotting SAUCES IN CHINESE CUISINE.
For FLIP, LEAF, SKIM, THUMB, I thought these words referred to reading or speed reading books rather than RIFLE (THROUGH), but as is often the case with Connections, it’s the group of four rather than the category that gets you over the line.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday Feb 16, Thu #981)
- YELLOW: KNEE SLAPPER HOO, LAUGH, RIO, SCREAM
- GREEN: HOMOPHONES MAKE, DOE, DOH, DOUGH
- BLUE: THE SOUNDS OF A CHICKEN MADE BUCK, snicker, CLUCK, SQUAWK
- PURPLE: RESPONSES TO STRESS FAWN, FIGHT, FLIGHT, FREEZE
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.
