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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, November 4 (Game #877).
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 #878) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- KNIGHT
- COAT
- BUTCHER
- BAKER
- FLACK
- KNIFE
- CANDLESTICK
- MANUFACTURER
- FRANCLIN
- FOREST
- BOW
- BLOW
- SPOIL
- KEY
- BUSH
- ROPE
NYT Connections today (game #878) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A failed attempt
- GREEN: Items Colonel Mustard Could Use
- BLUE: Female RnB Legends
- PURPLE: Start with a weather word
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 #878) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: MAKE A HASH OF
- GREEN: WEAPONS IN THE GAME CLUE
- BLUE: ICONIC SOUL SINGERS
- PURPLE: RAIN___
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #878) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #878 are…
- YELLOW: MAKE A HASH OF BLOW, BOTCH, BUTCHER, SPOILER
- GREEN: WEAPONS IN THE GAME CLUE CANDLE HOLDER, KNIFE, ROPE, KEY
- BLUE: ICONIC SOUL SINGERS BAKER, FLACK, FRANKLIN, KNIGHT
- PURPLE: RAIN___ BOW, MANTLE, FOREST, MAKER
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
I think I’m scarred by those tongue twisters from a month ago, so now, whenever I see four words that go together in a sentence or lyric, I have a hard time resisting the urge to put them together.
That’s what I did today with BUTCHER, BAKER, CANDLESTICK and MAKER, despite the alarm bells ringing in my ears warning me not to do it.
Luckily, that was my only mistake as I saw WEAPONS IN THE GAME CLUE shortly after – a board game I’ve never played, but in which I somehow know what murder weapons are in it – followed by ICONIC SOUL SINGERS.
I knew FRANKLIN and KNIGHT went together, but it took me a while to find BAKER and FLACK – the latter being known for killing someone gently with a song, rather than Colonel Mustard, in the library, with a wrench.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, November 4, match #877)
- YELLOW: DIRECTION DIRECT, DRIVE, GUIDE, DRIVER
- GREEN: THIN LAYER COAT, FILM, LEAF, LEAF
- BLUE: FILE EXTENSIONS DOC, MID, TIFF, ZIP
- PURPLE: _____ GUITAR AIR, ELECTRIC, RHYTHM, SLIDE
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.
