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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 19 (Thu #953).
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 #954) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- COWARD
- ROUND
- BROOKLYN
- Bumblebee
- CARPENTER
- LACE
- NEEDLE
- TWIST
- DEAR
- CAPRICIOUS
- WIND
- RIALTO
- DESIRE
- GOLDEN DOOR
- WEAVE
- KILLER
NYT Connections today (game #954) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Closely connect two things
- GREEN: Types of striped insects
- BLUE: Notable water crossings
- PURPLE: A desire to start
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 #954) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: INTERXING
- GREEN: TYPES OF BEES
- BLUE: FAMOUS BRIDGES
- PURPLE: START WITH THE SYNONYMS OF “HANKER FOR”
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #954) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #954 are…
- YELLOW: INTERXING LACE, TWIST, WEAVE, WIND
- GREEN: TYPES OF BEES BUMBLE, CARPENTER, HONEY, KILLER
- BLUE: FAMOUS BRIDGES BROOKLYN, GOLDEN GATE, RIALTO, TOWER
- PURPLE: START WITH THE SYNONYMS OF “HANKER FOR” CRAVEN, DESIRÉE, NEEDLE, WANTON
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
I’d like to claim that I saw want, need, want and want in CRAVEN, DESIREE, NEEDLE, WANTON, but I didn’t – it was a guessing game when I was down to my last eight tiles.
Before that, it was a day to get through. I made a mistake choosing INTERTWINE, initially thinking it was about craftsmanship. I included NEEDLE for WIND then TWIST before finally landing on the right quartet.
FAMOUS BRIDGES were the only band I really knew – TOWER Bridge which I crossed several times, including during the London Marathon, while my main memory of RIALTO is the fish market next door.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday, January 19, match #953)
- YELLOW: INEXPERIENCED BURNING, FRESH, Naïve, New
- GREEN: 🤑 BUNDLE, FORTUNE, MINT, WAD
- BLUE: MEASURED BY SI UNITS CURRENT, LENGTH, MASS, TIME
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “FAST” FIX, SAND, SILVER, STUDY
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.
