Are you looking for a different day?
A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s game.” If instead you are looking for the Sunday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Sunday, October 12 (Game #854).
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 (Set #855) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- PANDORA’S BOX
- LUCKY STIG
- LIVE MUSIC
- GOLDEN FLEECE
- GOOD
- RELEASE
- HAPPY HOUR
- wasp nest
- WITH COMIC
- KARAOKE
- American Hustle
- SAYONARA
- MINEFIELD
- FINALLY
- WORM CAN
- TRIVIA NIGHT
- ABOUT TIME
NYT Connections Today (Game #855) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A notice of disagreement
- GREEN: What’s in the pub?
- BLUE: sarcastic goodbyes
- PURPLE: part of the deception
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 #855) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: METAPHORS FOR POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATIONS
- GREEN: BAR EVENTS
- BLUE: WORDS AFTER A WELCOME DEPARTURE
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH SYNONYMS OF “ESTFA”
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #855): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #855 are…
- YELLOW: METAPHORS FOR POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATIONS CAN OF WORMS, WASP, MINING FIELD, PANDORA’S BOX
- GREEN: BAR EVENTS HAPPY HOUR, KARAOKE, LIVE MUSIC, TRIVIA NIGHT
- BLUE: WORDS AFTER A WELCOME DEPARTURE NOW, FINALLY, GOOD JOURNEY, SAYONARA
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH SYNONYMS OF “ESTFA” AMERICAN HUSTLE, COMIC CON, GOLDEN FLEECE, LUCKY STIFF
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
To quote one of today’s chips, this game was a MINEFIELD. Two-word tiles make me uneasy, and this board seemed like a complex tangle of words where I could find two things in common for about six of them, but nothing beyond that.
Gradually the fog began to lift and instead of thinking about Japanese links to KARAOKE, I saw signs on the blackboard outside bars, and instead of possible ship names to add to GOLDEN FLEECE, I saw all the other words that mean to play a prank on someone.
After getting BAR EVENTS and ENDING UP WITH SYNONYMS FOR “SCAM”, I stopped and got METAPHORS FOR POTENTIALLY VOLATILE SITUATIONS by sheer luck. I was glad to get this over with and get it out of my head.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday, October 12, game #854)
- YELLOW: FOR ALL TIMES ETERNAL, ETERNAL, FOREVER, PERMANENT
- GREEN: SET BEGINNING, INSTITUTES, LAUNCHINGS, PIONEERS
- BLUE: BIRDS COMET, ROBIN, SWALLOW, FAST
- PURPLE: HAPPY ____ DAYS, FINAL, LAPS, TRAILS
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.
