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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 and Answers for Friday, November 21 (Game #894).
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 #895) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- SPLASH
- SALTY DOG
- RAW
- BITTER MELON
- SOURSOP
- DROP
- PATTERN
- DEAR
- SWAB
- SQUASH
- APPEAL
- SOLE
- DURIAN
- BIG
- TAR
- TAP
NYT Connections Today (Game #895) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: a small amount
- GREEN: Enjoy life at sea
- BLUE: exotic foods
- PURPLE: Add a word that rhymes with “food”
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 #895) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: LITTLE
- GREEN: SAILOR
- BLUE: TROPICAL FRUITS/VEGETABLES
- PURPLE: ____ OFFER
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #895): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #895 are…
- YELLOW: LITTLE DAB, DROP, SPLASH, TOUCH
- GREEN: SAILOR SALTY DOG, PATTERN, HISTORY, TAR
- BLUE: TROPICAL FRUITS/VEGETABLES BITTER MELON, CHAYOTE, DURIAN, soursop
- PURPLE: ____ OFFER BIG, PLEA, RAW, HONEY
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
I wasted two bugs trying to put together the group that became POCO. My first thought was that it was about applying a small amount of something, so I used SWAB instead of TOUCH, then switched to TAR before finally seeing the point.
SALTY DOG was the token that unlocked the green group. I’ve always liked that term: Quint (Robert Shaw) in Jaws being the epitome of one. A Salty Dog is the kind of gnarly, bearded person who is half man, half wool sweater and desperately needs a bath, but whose seafaring knowledge is his superpower.
I got the blue group thanks to DURIAN, which is the type of fruit that is eaten as a challenge (hence its nickname: vomiting fruit), but I’m upset that I didn’t see today’s very accessible purple group. Congratulations if you did it.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, November 21, game #894)
- YELLOW: THINGS THAT ARE USED ON LAPELS RIBBON OF CONSCIENCE, BOUTONNIÈRE, LAPEL PIN, LAVALIER
- GREEN: COCKTAILS COSMOPOLITAN, GREYHOUND, SCREWDRIVER, SEA BREEZE
- BLUE: PIXAR PROTAGONISTS CLOWN FISH, GRUMPY OLD MAN, RACE CAR, TALKING DOLL
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS OF “EAT” BOLT CUTTER, CHOW MEIN, SCARF RING, WOLF EEL
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.
