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 #945): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- HALTER
- DRAIN
- BIT
- DROP
- CROP
- PACK
- TANK
- CREW
- BASIN
- CRATER
- PLUG
- BAND
- CRASH
- SADDLE
- EQUIPMENT
- TAP
NYT Connections Today (Game #945) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Collection
- GREEN: Diving
- BLUE: Sanitary accessories
- PURPLE: Used while riding a horse.
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 #945) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GROUP
- GREEN: IMMERSION
- BLUE: PARTS OF A SINK
- PURPLE: EQUESTRIAN TEAM
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #945): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #945 are…
- YELLOW: GROUP BAND, TEAM, PACKAGE, TEAM
- GREEN: IMMERSION ACCIDENT, CRATER, FALL, TANK
- BLUE: PARTS OF A SINK SINK, DRAIN, FAUCET, STOPPER
- PURPLE: EQUESTRIAN TEAM DRILL BIT, CULTIVATION, HEADER, SADDLE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
The moment I saw CREW, CROP and HALTER, I was convinced that there was a group about different types of tops. Unsure of a fourth, I added BAND and immediately realized I was on the wrong path.
My second mistake came later, and I had another illusion that it was a group united by the word back that included DROP, PACK, TEAM and CREW. It made sense at the time!
Before that, however, I experienced the triumph of an early purple color thanks to some vague memories of EQUESTRIAN GEAR from watching the movie. Sea biscuit.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, January 10, game #944)
- YELLOW: HOLLOW CYLINDERS HOSE, TUBE, STRAW, TUBE
- GREEN: SOFTWARE PLATFORMS APP, DESKTOP, MOBILE, WEB
- BLUE: TAKEOFF BOOK, DIP, JET, DIVIDE
- PURPLE: UNITS OF MEASUREMENT BAR, GRAM, MOLE, VOLT
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.
