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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 Monday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Monday, November 3 (Game #876).
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.
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 #877): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- DOC
- AIR
- PILOT
- SHEET
- SHEET
- HALF
- ELECTRIC
- SLIDE
- ZIPPER
- DRIVE
- STRAIGHT
- MOVIE
- FIGHT
- COAT
- RHYTHM
- GUIDE
NYT Connections Today (Game #877) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: show the way
- GREEN: Deck
- BLUE: Suffixes to help organization
- PURPLE: Types of six-string instrument
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 #877) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: DIRECTION
- GREEN: THIN LAYER
- BLUE: FILE EXTENSIONS
- PURPLE: _____ GUITAR
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #877): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #877 are…
- YELLOW: DIRECTION DIRECT, DRIVER, GUIDE, PILOT
- GREEN: THIN LAYER LAYER, FILM, SHEET, SHEET
- BLUE: FILE EXTENSIONS DOC, MEDIUM, TIFF, ZIP
- PURPLE: _____ GUITAR AIR, ELECTRIC, RHYTHM, SLIDE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
I classify it as “tricky” because it required a little more time to think than I normally spend on an “easy” Connections game.
Additionally, I also made a mistake in thinking that DOC, LEAF, SHEET and FILM were ways to describe a sheet of paper.
Fortunately, I didn’t work with this error too much and saw THIN LAYER followed by FILE EXTENSIONS, even though I was only familiar with three of them (MID was a guess).
As someone who once dabbled in guitar experimentation, I’m a little embarrassed to have missed out on ____ GUITAR; It was the inclusion of AIR that threw me off.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday, November 3, game #876)
- YELLOW: THINGS THAT ARE RED CLOWN NOSE, FIREFIGHTER, MARASCHINE CHERRY, STOP SIGN
- GREEN: THINGS FULL OF AIR ANIMAL BALLOON, INFLATABLE CASTLE, WATER WINGS, WHOOPEE CUSHION
- BLUE: THINGS WITH MANY PIECES PUZZLE, LEGO SET, LITE-BRITE, STICKS TO COLLECT
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH ANIMALS DARK HORSE, FUNKY CHICKEN, JUMBO SHRIMP, SEA MONKEY
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.
