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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 Monday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Monday, November 24 (Game #897).
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 #898) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- MICKEY MOUSE
- INSECT BITE
- HAPPY FOOD
- BARBIE
- DREAM HOUSE
- LOTTERY TICKET
- JOYFUL HAND
- RINKY-DINK
- CAROUSEL
- CHERRY BLOSSOM
- TRIVIAL
- SUNNY SIDE UP
- CALAMINE LOTION
- VINYL RECORD
- FLAMENCO
- TWO BITS
- YOUR HEAD
NYT Connections Today (Game #898) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: It’s not worth much
- GREEN: The color of a pony club.
- BLUE: Itching and ?
- PURPLE: Optimistic beginnings
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 #898) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SMALL TIME
- GREEN: THINGS THAT ARE PINK
- BLUE: THINGS YOU CAN SCRATCH
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #898): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #898 are…
- YELLOW: SMALL TIME MICKEY MOUSE, RINKY-DINK, TRIVIAL, TWO BITS
- GREEN: THINGS THAT ARE PINK BARBIE DREAMHOUSE, CALAMINE LOTION, CHERRY BLOSSOM, FLAMINGO
- BLUE: THINGS YOU CAN SCRATCH BIG BITE, LOTTERY TICKET, VINYL RECORD, YOUR HEAD
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDS HAPPY HAND, HAPPY FOOD, CARROLL-OFF, SUNNY SIDE UP
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I was a little hesitant about THINGS THAT ARE PINK because I had forgotten that CALAMINE LOTION is pink (apparently it’s the iron oxide in the ingredients) thinking it was just a normal cream color. Luckily, I took the chance after not being able to see anything else pink.
I was happy to see MICKEY MOUSE among the yellow group. I don’t know how calling something Mickey Mouse became a disdain for a humble achievement, but it always makes me laugh.
It was also a pleasure to have the early purple group back, although when I selected all the STARTING WITH OPTIMISTIC WORDS tiles I had a hard time believing it would be so obvious.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday, November 24, game #897)
- YELLOW: SMALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES BLENDER, MICROWAVE, RICE COOKER, TOASTER
- GREEN: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CENTER CONSOLE OF A CAR AIR CONDITIONING, CUP HOLDER, RADIO, GEARBOX
- BLUE: SEEN WHILE GOING THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY CONTAINER, HAND EQUIPMENT, METAL DETECTOR, X-RAY
- PURPLE: ENDING IN COLORS INFRARED, CALENDULA, STRIPE, UV
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.
