Want a different day?
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, October 7 (Thu #849).
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.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play other word games of course. I also have daily Strands tips and answers and articles on Quordle tips and answers if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle page today covers the original viral word game.
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 #850) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- CREAM
- ALTERNATIVE
- PEARL
- RIVER
- BEST
- EGGSHELL
- OYSTER
- GARAGE
- NAIL
- BRIGHT
- SELECT
- ARENA
- CLASSIC
- ELITE
- FLOWER
- MAST
NYT Connections today (game #850) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The pinnacle of quality
- GREEN: Types without roller
- BLUE: What you would brush on a wall
- PURPLE: Words united by something we sleep on
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 #850) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: THE FINEST
- GREEN: SUBGENRES OF ROCK MUSIC
- BLUE: PAINT FINISHES
- PURPLE: TYPES OF BEDS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #850) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #850 are…
- YELLOW: THE FINEST BEST, CREAM, ELITE, SELECT
- GREEN: SUBGENRES OF ROCK MUSIC ALTERNATIVE, ARENA, CLASSIC, GARAGE
- BLUE: PAINT FINISHES EGGSHELL, GLOSSY, MATT, PEARL
- PURPLE: TYPES OF BEDS FLOWER, NAIL, OYSTER, RIVER
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: 1 error
Even though I made a mistake by falling into a Connections trap, I still consider this one easy.
My mistake was including CLASSIC instead of CREAM in the FINEST category – I found myself thinking these were all words that marketing was using to sell us the same products at a high price. Because you don’t just get a standard experience – for just $25, you get an ELITE experience.
My mistake was easily corrected and the other categories were easy to spot from there. I could have even solved the most difficult purple group if I had tried a little harder.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday October 7, match #849)
- YELLOW: gossip BUZZ, DIRT, FLAT, TALK
- GREEN: SEEN AT A WEDDING ALTAR, BOUQUET, CAKE, RING
- BLUE: TEAM BUNCH, CREW, GROUP, PACK
- PURPLE: MUSICALS PLUS STARTING LETTER BRENT, PRESIDENT, FANNIE, SCATS
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.
