Good day! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into various categories. It can be difficult, so read on if you need Connections tips.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play more word games, of course. I also have daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle’s current page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections Today (Game #851): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- LIMESTONE
- GORILLA
- PHOTO
- PRODUCT
- ELEGANT
- DEADLINE
- PLUMBER
- BOARD
- FICTION
- PRINCESS
- FLINT
- CAPTION
- MARBLE
- LEDE
- SEA URCHIN
- INVENTION
NYT Connections Today (Game #851) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Something that you have “flights of…”
- GREEN: Composed of one or more minerals.
- BLUE: As seen in a newspaper
- PURPLE: Nintendo/Sega characters
Do you need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the answers are to the four topics for today’s NYT Connections riddles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #851) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FANTASY
- GREEN: TYPES OF ROCKS
- BLUE: NEWS ARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS
- PURPLE: TITLE FIGURES IN CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #851): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #851 are…
- YELLOW: FANTASY FANTASY, FICTION, FIGURE, INVENTION
- GREEN: TYPES OF ROCKS STONE, LIMESTONE, MARBLE, SLATE
- BLUE: NEWS ARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS LEGEND, DATE, LEDE, PHOTO
- PURPLE: TITLE FIGURES IN CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES GORILLA, HEDGEHOG, PLUMBER, PRINCESS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Another surprisingly easy game, without any of the usual pitfalls or controversies we’ve become accustomed to.
For anyone familiar with 1990s Nintendo and Sega games and/or terrible movies, today’s purple bunch was pretty easy. My knowledge in this area is limited since I exclusively played golf and soccer, my obsession being such that I had no time for anything else.
That being said, my daughters dove deep Super Mario Worldso much so that the phrase “it’s me Mario”, uttered by everyone’s favorite PLUMBER, still resonates in my brain after having heard it millions of times.
Three easy games in a row means only one thing: tomorrow will be a nightmare.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday, October 8, game #850)
- YELLOW: BEST BEST, CREAM, ELITE, SELECT
- GREEN: ROCK MUSIC SUBGENRES ALTERNATIVE, SAND, CLASSIC, GARAGE
- BLUE: PAINT FINISHES EGGSHELL, GLOSS, MATTE, PEARL
- PURPLE: TYPES OF BEDS FLOWER, CLOVE, OYSTER, RIVER
What are NYT connections?
NYT Connections is one of the 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 harder, blue is usually quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don’t technically need to solve the final question since you’ll be able to answer it through a process of elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little breathing room.
However, it’s a little more complicated than something like Wordle and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For example, be careful with homophones and other puns that could disguise answers.
It can be played for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile devices.
