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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, January 12 (Thu #946).
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 #947) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- SHOULDER
- BOW TIE
- DRY
- ELBOW
- WHEEL
- RANK
- RIBBON
- CANE
- PRESS
- BOW
- TOP HAT
- MAP
- ОТОЕ
- MONEY BAG
- GIFT WRAPPING
- PUSH
NYT Connections today (game #947) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Fancy packaging
- GREEN: Get moving
- BLUE: As seen with a board game icon
- PURPLE: Hidden feet
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 #947) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PRESENT GO-WITHS
- GREEN: BUSH
- BLUE: ACCESSORIES FOR MR. MONOPOLY
- PURPLE: PARTS OF THE FOOT PLUS STARTING LETTER
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #947) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #947 are…
- YELLOW: PRESENT GO-WITHS BOW, CARD, GIFT WRAP, RIBBON
- GREEN: BUSH ELBOW, PRESS, SHOULDER, PUSH
- BLUE: ACCESSORIES FOR MR. MONOPOLY Bow tie, cane, money bag, top hat
- PURPLE: PARTS OF THE FOOT PLUS STARTING LETTER OTOE, PARCH, RANKLE, WHEEL
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
The OTOE tile immediately jumped out at me when I was looking through today’s game looking for words within words and I was quickly able to get what turned out to be the most difficult/purple group. A rare treat to get this first.
I found the rest of the game more difficult, putting the JOSTLE quartet through a process of elimination – I might have been tempted to include RANKLE if I hadn’t included him before.
ACCESSORIES FOR MT MONOPOLY was a group I put together by imagining a cartoon man with an impressive mustache and tuxedo but couldn’t place. (Officially it’s called Miburn Pennybags.)
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday Jan 12, Thu #946)
- YELLOW: LIVING ROOM FURNITURE ARMCHAIR, BOOKCASE, CONSOLE, POUF
- GREEN: EXPERIENCE LEVELS EXPERT, INTERMEDIATE, NOVICE, COMPETENT
- BLUE: PROMISE AGREEMENT, COMPACT, HANDSHAKE, UNDERSTANDING
- PURPLE: ENDING IN AMERICAN COINS CEFTAZIDIME, HEAD OFFICE, MONEYPENNY, PUMPERNICKEL
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.
