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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, November 17 (Thu #890).
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 #891) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- ROCK
- PARASITE
- GRAPES
- JOKER
- ROME
- BAY
- RIOT
- NEEDLE POINT
- mundane
- CLOWN
- ESBROUFE
- PLUM
- MADISON
- Sunspot
- CHERRY
- LAUGH
NYT Connections today (game #891) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Always laughing
- GREEN: Types of red fruits
- BLUE: Women at the Oscars
- PURPLE: The end of these words is well placed
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 #891) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FUNNY PERSON
- GREEN: KINDS OF TOMATOES
- BLUE: BEST ACTRESS OSCAR WINNERS
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH “LOCATION” SYNONYMS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #891) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #891 are…
- YELLOW: FUNNY PERSON CLOWN, JOKER, LAUGH, RIO
- GREEN: KINDS OF TOMATOES CHERRY, GRAPE, PLUM, ROMA
- BLUE: BEST ACTRESS OSCAR WINNERS BERRY, MADISON, PETER, SWAN
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH “LOCATION” SYNONYMS COMMON PLACE, NEEDLE POINT, PARASITE, SUN SPOT
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
After getting the BEST ACTRESS WINNERS fairly easily, I figured there was another movie-themed group that connected ROMA, JOKER, and PARASITE even though I couldn’t really see the connection between them or find a fourth movie (I went with CHERRY, which turned out to be a movie, but not as high-profile as the others).
This standoff, I remembered a previous Connections that featured FUNNY PERSON – it turned out to be in January and although it only had JOKER in common, the memory was enough to inspire me to join the yellow group.
With eight tiles remaining, I completely missed the locations at the end of four of the words, but luckily I saw TYPES OF TOMATOES, including the appropriate house for the CHERRY.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday, November 17, match #890)
- YELLOW: “YOU BET” ABSOLUTELY, OF COURSE, OKEY-DOKE, OF COURSE
- GREEN: PROHIBITED PROHIBITED, PROHIBITED, TABOO, VERBOTEN
- BLUE: BASKETBALL SHOTS ALLEY-OOP, FADEAWAY, FINGER ROLL, SLAM DUNK
- PURPLE: START WITH THE SYNONYMS OF “SCRAM!” GO-GETTER, LIFTING, SCATTERGORIES, SHOO-IN
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.
