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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’re looking for Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Tuesday, December 2 (Thu #905).
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 #906) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- ENTRANCE HALL
- PRESS
- ROCKET
- RECEPTION
- CHARM
- PIANO
- CALL
- RING
- IRON
- CHAIN
- FUNCTION
- CAMPAIGN
- PARTY
- MACHO
- BRACELET
- EVENT
NYT Connections today (game #906) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Jingle jangle pieces
- GREEN: Meet
- BLUE: Exerting political pressure
- PURPLE: Male successes of the glamor era
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 #906) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TYPES OF JEWELRY
- GREEN: SOCIAL GATHERING
- BLUE: PETITION (FOR)
- PURPLE: “___ MAN” SONGS FROM THE 70S
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #906) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #906 are…
- YELLOW: TYPES OF JEWELRY BRACELET, CHAIN, CHARM, RING
- GREEN: SOCIAL GATHERING EVENT, FUNCTION, PARTY, RECEPTION
- BLUE: PETITION (FOR) APPEAL, CAMPAIGN, LOBBY, PRESS
- PURPLE: “___ MAN” SONGS FROM THE 70S IRON, MACHO, PIANO, ROCKET
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
As a former music journalist and vinyl collector, the Purple Band was perfect for me, especially since PIANO (Man) and ROCKET (Man) are two of my favorite songs of all time – minus MACHO (Man) and IRON (Man).
That said, it’s nice to get a shiny new purple badge.
Fortunately, the other groups were just as straightforward today, although I was a little hesitant to connect LOBBY and RECEPTION as I got to the final eight.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, December 2, match #905)
- YELLOW: APPROXIMATE BALLPARK, WIDE, GENERAL, RAW
- GREEN: GENTLE OATHS FRICK, FUDGE, SHOOT, SUGAR
- BLUE: MLB PLAYER ANGEL, MET, RAY, ROYAL
- PURPLE: FAMILY MEMBER’S NICKNAME PLUS ONE LETTER BROW, DADA, MOMA, SISI
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.
