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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 2 (Thu #967).
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 #968) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MAP
- DRINK
- MOUSSE
- OF THE
- ADVICE
- CUBE
- QUARTER
- HOLE
- CHOP
- HOME
- IRON
- CHOP
- CORNER
- WAY
- LODGE
- PUTTER
NYT Connections today (game #968) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Chop the food
- GREEN: Resting places
- BLUE: Used to play 18 holes
- PURPLE: Start with a word to remember
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 #968) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CUT INTO PIECES
- GREEN: OFFER HOUSING
- BLUE: TYPES OF GOLF CLUBS
- PURPLE: MEMORY ____
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #968) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #968 are…
- YELLOW: CUT INTO PIECES CUBE, DICE, HASH, CHOPPED
- GREEN: OFFER HOUSING PENSION, HOUSE, LODGE, NEIGHBORHOOD
- BLUE: TYPES OF GOLF CLUBS IRON, PUTTER, WEDGE, WOOD
- PURPLE: MEMORY ____ CARD, FOAM, HOLE, WAY
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
I managed to convince myself that there was a group containing throwing objects, so I tried connecting DICE, QUARTER, CARD and, in desperation for a fourth tile, CUBE.
With this error out of the way, I managed to think a little more logically, seeing quite quickly PROVIDE A PLACE TO STAY and TYPES OF GOLF CLUBS.
With eight tiles remaining, CUTTING INTO PIECES was so obvious that I didn’t even try to see the connection between CARD, FOAM, HOLE and LANE. Congratulations if you spotted it early.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday Feb 2, Thu #967)
- YELLOW: DURATION INTERVAL, PERIOD, SCOPE, STRETCH
- GREEN: IDENTIFIERS FOR ENTRY LANYARD, PASS, STAMP, BRACELET
- BLUE: PROTAGONISTS OF THE MODERN CRIME SERIES BOSCH, CROSS, REACHER, RYAN
- PURPLE: TREES PLUS ONE LETTER FAIR, MARPLE, POPULAR, PSALM
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.
