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 #889): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- PEDESTRIAN
- BAR-CODE
- TAX
- RAILWAY
- ZEBRA
- DAILY
- SCHOOL
- AVENUE
- RUGBY T-SHIRT
- APPROACH
- BANAL
- PARKING
- PHILOSOPHY
- MONOTONOUS
- IBM logo
- METHOD
NYT Connections Today (Game #889) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Performing a skill
- GREEN: Soft and average
- BLUE: Things with bands
- PURPLE: Visited in a famous board game.
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 #889) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TECHNIQUE
- GREEN: COMMON
- BLUE: STRIPED THINGS
- PURPLE: WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #889): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #889 are…
- YELLOW: TECHNIQUE APPROACH, METHOD, PHILOSOPHY, SCHOOL
- GREEN: COMMON BANAL, EVERYDAY, HUMDRUM, PEDESTRIAN
- BLUE: STRIPED THINGS BARCODE, IBM LOGO, RUGBY T-SHIRT, ZEBRA
- PURPLE: WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARES AVENUE, PARKING, RAILWAY, TAXES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
When I saw the BARCODE and ZEBRA mosaics my first thought was that we were looking for things in black and white, but when I couldn’t find other possibilities I abandoned that idea.
It was the realization that BARCODE and ZEBRA had something else in common that flipped the switch, but I still had to go for it with RUGBY SHIRT; Although striped jerseys are common, many professional rugby teams play in a single color (such as the most famous team, New Zealand, nicknamed the All Blacks).
Not seeing WORDS IN MONOPOLY SQUARES was annoying, since it’s one of my favorite board games. Maybe if there was a mosaic for “jail” I would have gotten it.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, November 15, game #888)
- 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
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.
