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 #879): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- FRONT
- FACE
- FIGURE
- ARROW
- PIN
- PRICE
- MAST
- HONEYCOMB
- WORTH
- BOW
- FINGERPRINT
- DECK
- AFT
- PASSWORD
- AT
- AMOUNT
NYT Connections Today (Game #879) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The total financial sum
- GREEN: open your phone
- BLUE: Elements of a vessel
- PURPLE: A Valentine’s Day image
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 #879) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: COST
- GREEN: WAYS TO UNLOCK A DEVICE
- BLUE: PARTS OF A BOAT
- PURPLE: CHARACTERISTICS OF A CARTOON CUPID
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #879): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #879 are…
- YELLOW: COST QUANTITY, NUMBER, PRICE, VALUE
- GREEN: WAYS TO UNLOCK A DEVICE FACE, FINGERPRINT, PASSWORD, PIN
- BLUE: PARTS OF A BOAT STERN, DECK, BOW, MAST
- PURPLE: CHARACTERISTICS OF A CARTOON CUPID ARROW, BOW, DIAPER, WINGS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
My mistake came from putting together the wrong PARTS OF A BOAT, including BOW instead of MAST. After that little wobble, the other groups were going from strength to strength.
WAYS TO UNLOCK A DEVICE is something most of us do every day, and since my phone doesn’t recognize me, especially when I’m in a store with a queue behind me, I often use multiple unlocking methods.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A CARTOON CUPID was something I don’t think I had ever thought about; BOW and ARROW maybe, but DIAPER?
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, November 5, Game #878)
- YELLOW: MAKE A HASH OF BEAT, BOTCH, BUTCHER, ECONOMY
- GREEN: WEAPONS ON THE GAME COURT CANDELABRA, KNIFE, ROPE, KEY
- BLUE: ICONIC SINGERS OF THE SOUL BAKER, FLACK, FRANKLIN, KNIGHT
- PURPLE: RAIN___ BOW, SHELTER, FOREST, MANUFACTURER
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 items 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.
