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 #892) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- SQUATTER
- SHEPHERD
- DITCH
- AUTUMN
- SLOT
- LEAD
- SKIN
- SOLID
- HOARSE
- WAS
- DIRECT
- COLONY
- GUIDE
- THICK
- MASQUERADE
- HEARTH
NYT Connections today (game #892) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Bulky construction
- GREEN: Indicate the path to follow
- BLUE: Tales of Allan Edgar
- PURPLE: Body part more
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 #892) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: STUFFY
- GREEN: DIRECTION
- BLUE: SECOND WORDS IN POE’S STORIES, AFTER “THE”
- PURPLE: ORGAN PLUS ONE LETTER
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #892) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #892 are…
- YELLOW: STUFFY HUSKY, SOLID, SQUAT, THICK
- GREEN: DIRECTION DIRECTOR, GUIDE, LEADER, SHEPHERD
- BLUE: SECOND WORDS IN POE’S STORIES, AFTER “THE” CARREL, FALL, MASK, PIT
- PURPLE: ORGAN PLUS ONE LETTER COLONY, HOME, SLOT, SKINK
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 errors
I had a few bad ideas before I found the right ones. The first was to think that SQUAT and LUNGE should be joined by two exercises that do not exist (SKINK and SHEPHERD). The next was to connect PIT, FALL, HEARTH and SQUAT with a vague idea that they had something to do with earth.
Luckily, I came to my senses and got STEER pretty quickly. My triumph was getting the purple/hardest group after seeing the connection between the heart and lungs in HEARTH and LUNGE.
With only eight tiles remaining, I assembled STOCKY via a process of elimination, with HUSKY being a bit of a gamble – but one that made a lot more sense than the other four tiles that became THE SECOND WORDS IN POE’S STORIES, AFTER THE.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, November 18, match #891)
- 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
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.
