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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 #961) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BATMOBILE
- BROTHER
- MAP
- ROBIN
- JOKER
- BASEMENT
- PENGUIN
- CHARACTER
- SHERIFF
- DEVIL
- FIELD STONE
- PROSPECTUS
- STORE
- HOUSEMAID
- BALLROOM
- CUT
NYT Connections today (game #961) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A fun person
- GREEN: Hockey player
- BLUE: His merry men and women
- PURPLE: Originally considered Yankee Stadium
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 #961) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A GOOD LAUGH
- GREEN: NHL TEAM MEMBER
- BLUE: FIRST WORDS OF THE NAMES OF ROBIN HOOD CHARACTERS
- PURPLE: GETTING STARTED WITH BASEBALL EQUIPMENT
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #961) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #961 are…
- YELLOW: A GOOD LAUGH CARD, CHARACTER, CUTUP, JOKER
- GREEN: NHL TEAM MEMBER DEVIL, FLYER, PENGUIN, RANGER
- BLUE: FIRST WORDS OF THE NAMES OF ROBIN HOOD CHARACTERS BROTHER, MAID, ROBIN, SHERIFF
- PURPLE: GETTING STARTED WITH BASEBALL EQUIPMENT BALLROOM, BASEMENT, BATMOBILE, CAPSTONE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
If you’ve been playing Connections for a while, I’m sure you – like me – have a strong sense of déjà vu today, with several previously played categories reappearing and the Caped Crusader making another stealth appearance.
Even though all my senses told me it was a trap. I couldn’t help but link ROBIN, BATMOBILE, PENGUIN and JOKER. After that I made another mistake but got closer, with QUITE THE LAUGH connecting CARD, CHARACTER and JOKER but trying DEVIL instead of CUTUP.
With a group down, I saw the names of the NHL team members and was on my way to the finish line after spotting the ball, cap, bat and base at the start of BALLROOM, CAPSTONE, BATMOBILE and BASEMENT.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday, January 26, match #960)
- YELLOW: OPERATION DRAIN, FLEECE, MILK, SQUEEZE
- GREEN: DAUNT BUFFALO, COW, RATTLE, FLYWHEEL
- BLUE: ICONIC ACTRESSES NEAR, FIELD, FAVOR, WEAVOR
- PURPLE: MAMMALS LESS LAST LETTER BADGE, GOA, MOOS, RABBIN
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.
