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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 24 (Thu #897).
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 (set #898) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MICKEY MOUSE
- insect bite
- GOOD MEAL
- BARBIE
- DREAM HOUSE
- LOTTERY TICKET
- HAPPY-HAND
- RINKY-DINK
- EAT
- CHERRY BLOSSOM
- mundane
- SUNNY SIDE
- CALAMINE LOTION
- VINYL DISC
- FLAMINGO
- TWO BIT
- YOUR HEAD
NYT Connections today (game #898) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Not worth much
- GREEN: The color of a pony club
- BLUE: Itching and?
- PURPLE: Optimistic beginnings
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 #898) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SHORT TIME
- GREEN: THINGS THAT ARE PINK
- BLUE: THINGS YOU CAN CROSS OUT
- PURPLE: START WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #898) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #898 are…
- YELLOW: SHORT TIME MICKEY MOUSE, RINKY-DINK, TRIVIAL, TWO BIT
- GREEN: THINGS THAT ARE PINK BARBIE DREAMHOUSE, CALAMINE LOTION, CHERRY BLOSSOM, FLAMINGO
- BLUE: THINGS YOU CAN CROSS OUT BUG BITE, LOTTERY TICKET, VINYL, YOUR HEAD
- PURPLE: START WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDS GLAD-HAND, HAPPY MEAL, MERRY-GO-ROUND, SUNNY-SIDE UP
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I was slightly hesitant about THINGS THAT ARE PINK because I had forgotten that CALAMINE LOTION is pink – apparently that’s the iron oxide in the ingredients – thinking it was just a regular cream color. Luckily, I took the gamble after not seeing any other pink things.
I was happy to see MICKEY MOUSE among the yellow group. I’m not sure how calling something Mickey Mouse has become a shame for a humble achievement, but it always makes me laugh.
It was also nice to have the purple group back earlier, although as I selected all the tiles STARTING WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDS, I had a hard time believing it would be that obvious.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday, November 24, Thu #897)
- YELLOW: SMALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES BLENDER, MICROWAVE, RICE COOKER, TOASTER
- GREEN: FEATURES OF A CAR’S CENTRAL CONSOLE AIR CONDITIONER, CUP HOLDER, RADIO, GEAR SHIFT
- BLUE: SEEN PASSING THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY TRASH, CABIN LUGGAGE, METAL DETECTOR, X-RAY
- PURPLE: FINISH IN COLOR INFRARED, MARIGOLD, STINGRAY, ULTRAVIOLET
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.
