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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 Friday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Friday, November 14 (Game #887).
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 #888) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- TWILIGHT
- SEASON
- MOVIE
- PERIOD
- SCENERY
- Slash
- TIME
- METHOD
- SALT
- COMFORT
- DASH
- FLAVOR
- CHARACTER
- COLON
- BUFFER
- SPICE
NYT Connections Today (Game #888) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Add something extra to the food.
- GREEN: Featured in sentences
- BLUE: Types of dramatic performer
- PURPLE: Start just before dark
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 #888) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ENHANCES THE FLAVOR OF
- GREEN: PUNCTUATION MARKS
- BLUE: TYPES OF ACTORS
- PURPLE: ____ ZONE
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #888): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #888 are…
- YELLOW: ENHANCES THE FLAVOR OF FLAVOR, SALT, SEASON, SPICES
- GREEN: PUNCTUATION MARKS COLON, DASH, PERIOD, BAR
- BLUE: TYPES OF ACTORS CHARACTER, FILM, METHOD, SETTING
- PURPLE: ____ ZONE BUFFER, COMFORT, TIME, TWILIGHT
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The lack of crossovers made this a relatively easy game.
It’s been a while since I’ve completed Connections in order of difficulty and I’m usually very happy when I do, but today I’m upset because I couldn’t see the purple group.
It is a common trivia question to ask which country has the most TIME ZONES. Logically you could think of the United States, Russia or perhaps Australia, but the answer is France with 12 time zones. It is a bit complicated because it is due to the many remote territories of France; Mainland France has only one time zone.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, November 14, game #887)
- YELLOW: EVALUATE QUALIFICATION, JUDGE, RATE, REVIEW
- GREEN: RADIO TUNING OPTIONS BAND, CHANNEL, FREQUENCY, STATION
- BLUE: ACTION FILM SUBGENRES BUDDY, DISASTER, MARTIAL ARTS, SUPERHERO
- PURPLE: CLASSIC ACTION MOVIES FROM THE 90S ARMAGEDDON, HARD, HEAT, SPEED
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.
