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 (Set #886): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- FIRE EXTINGUISHER
- AIR PURIFIER
- MICROSOFT
- CIGARETTE
- BOX
- OVAL
- RAGS
- FIT
- COFFEE MAKER
- BEER
- SHAVING CREAM
- GET UP
- SEA
- CLOTHING
NYT Connections Today (Game #886) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Clothes
- GREEN: Bubbles in common
- BLUE: A layer to improve
- PURPLE: Add a “word” in the workplace
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 #886) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CLOTHING
- GREEN: SPARKLING THINGS
- BLUE: THINGS THAT USE FILTERS
- PURPLE: _____ OFFICE
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #886): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #886 are…
- YELLOW: CLOTHING DUDS, FIT, GETUP, THREADS
- GREEN: SPARKLING THINGS BEER, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, SEA, SHAVE CREAM
- BLUE: THINGS THAT USE FILTERS AIR PURIFIER, CIGARETTES, COFFEE MAKER, INSTAGRAM
- PURPLE: _____ OFFICE BOX, MICROSOFT, OVAL, POST
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
A surprisingly fun game, but one that tested my patience.
This was a round that contained a couple of pairs. The social media apps INSTAGRAM and THREADS came up immediately, but I was reluctant to create a group out of them. More esoterically, I considered DUDS and COFFEE MAKER to be linked by milk.
Luckily, after remembering that DUDS is old English slang for clothing, I found the four tiles under CLOTHING (particularly tricky being the easiest/yellow group) and then saw the link between CIGARETTES, INSTAGRAM, AIR PURIFIER and COFFEE MAKER.
With eight tiles left, I guessed four random words, and after a “one away” pop-up appeared, I saw that the link was the word OFFICE. Phew!
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday, November 12, game #885)
- YELLOW: SPORTS GOLF, JUDO, POLO, SUMO
- GREEN: DOOFUS BOZO, DODO, DOPE, YOYO
- BLUE: ACRONYMS BOGO, FOMO, GOAT, YOLO
- PURPLE: WORDS IN SPANISH LIKE, CRAZY, LITTLE, RED
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.
