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 #900): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- MUSIC
- FILES
- BIG
- TIDAL WAVE
- ROUTERS
- OBSTACLE
- AVALANCHE
- DOWNLOADS
- TORRENT
- OFFICE
- DRILLS
- CONFECTIONS
- Swollen SEA
- EFFUSION
- SAWS
- DOCUMENTS
NYT Connections Today (Game #900) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Everything at once
- GREEN: As seen on a PC
- BLUE: Carpentry implements
- PURPLE: It sounds like something we play every day.
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 #900) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FLOOD
- GREEN: MAIN FOLDERS ON A COMPUTER
- BLUE: WOODWORKING TOOLS
- PURPLE: RHYMES FOR GAMES FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #900): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #900 are…
- YELLOW: FLOOD Avalanche, spill, tidal wave, torrent
- GREEN: MAIN FOLDERS ON A COMPUTER DESKTOP, DOCUMENTS, DOWNLOADS, MUSIC
- BLUE: WOODWORKING TOOLS DRILLS, FILES, MILLING MACHINES, SAWS
- PURPLE: RHYMES FOR GAMES FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES CONFECTIONS, GRANDS, OBSTACLES, PUFFY SEA
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 3 mistakes
It took me a few tries before I got FLOOD: I first thought it had something to do with currents and water, so I played SWELLING SEA instead of OUTPOURING, then I changed it to GRANDS, guessing it might be a term for, erm, fast water?
After getting the yellow group, I hashed the green category, with FILES instead of DESKTOP.
Fortunately, WOODWORKING TOOLS was easy from here since, despite playing them every day, I would never have seen RHYMES FOR GAMES FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES. Congratulations if you had done it.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday, November 26, game #899)
- YELLOW: VERBS THAT EXPRESS POSSIBILITY CAN, COULD, COULD, COULD
- GREEN: NAMES FOR WOMEN DEB, JAN, KAT, SUE
- BLUE: FINANCIAL ABBREVIATIONS APR, CFO, IRA, SEC
- PURPLE: ANIMALS IN THE BACK FLOW, GOD, SEA, TAB
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.
