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 #990) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- NAPKIN
- COOK
- BABY
- MAIN
- DEAN
- NURSE
- KEY
- MOTHER
- BASIC
- ALKALINE
- HARDEN
- TO FAVOR
- DIATRIBE
- PRIMARY
- BROWN
- DECLAN
NYT Connections today (game #990) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Cure
- GREEN: Starter
- BLUE: A first name in common
- PURPLE: All include close groups
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 #990) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CARE
- GREEN: ELEMENTAL
- BLUE: JAMES
- VIOLET: END IN FAMILY 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 #990) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #990 are…
- YELLOW: CARE BABY, FOSTER, MOTHER, NURSE
- GREEN: ELEMENTAL BASE, KEY, PRIMARY, MAIN
- BLUE: JAMES BROWN, BAKE, DEAN, HARDENING
- VIOLET: END IN FAMILY WORDS ALKALINE, DECLAN, DIATRIBE, TOWEL
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
My mistake came from thinking that DEAN, PRIMARY and PRINCIPAL were in the same leader-based group – for some reason I included DECLAN (I was confusing it with deacon).
This error was eliminated, I managed to get CARE FOR, hesitating slightly for BABY as it seemed more like condescending to someone rather than caring for them, but I took the risk.
Again, I wavered on the four tiles for JAMESES — HARDEN, DEAN, and BROWN seemed logical, but COOK seemed too historical and I almost tapped DECLAN because of the author’s name Declan James. Fortunately, I resisted the temptation.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, February 24, match #989)
- YELLOW: CALCIUM-BASED STRUCTURES BONES, CORAL, SHELLS, TEETH
- GREEN: SYMBOLS OF SCOTLAND BAGS, SCOTTIE, TARTAN, THISTLE
- BLUE: Famous playwrights CHEKHOV, COWARD, MILLER, SHAW
- PURPLE: _____ BEAM SCALE, JIM, LASER, TRACTOR
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.
