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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 Tuesday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Tuesday, January 13 (Game #947).
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 #948): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- FROSTY
- SNOWMAN
- AUCTION
- RAIN MANUFACTURER
- FIRM
- MOVIE
- CUSTOMER
- MISTLETOE
- FAST
- COUPLE
- SURE
- ACCOUNT
- USER
- TREATMENT
- TIGHT
- CONSUMER
NYT Connections Today (Game #948) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Held in position
- GREEN: one who pays
- BLUE: Meteorological beginnings
- PURPLE: Open without sound
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 #948) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FIXED
- GREEN: RECEIVER OF GOODS OR SERVICES
- BLUE: STARTING WITH CLIMATE CONDITIONS
- PURPLE: SILENT
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #948): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #948 are…
- YELLOW: FIXED FAST, FIRM, SAFE, TIGHT
- GREEN: RECEIVER OF GOODS OR SERVICES ACCOUNT, CUSTOMER, CONSUMER, USER
- BLUE: STARTING WITH CLIMATE CONDITIONS ICE CREAM, MISTLETOE, RAIN, SNOWMAN
- PURPLE: SILENT AUCTION, FILM, PARTNER, TREATMENT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
Like many, I suspect, I saw John Grisham’s novels RAINMAKER, FIRM, and CLIENT on the grid, but without a fourth tile I resisted the temptation to guess.
However, I was tricked into thinking there was a legal pool, so I incorrectly connected FIRM, PARTNER, ACCOUNT, and CLIENT before looking elsewhere.
STARTING WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS seemed too obvious at the start of the game, but with only eight tiles left I went for it, but I wish I’d seen the purple/hardest group earlier as it’s rarely that easy.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, January 13, Game #947)
- YELLOW: NEWS BOW, CARD, GIFT WRAPPING, RIBBON
- GREEN: PUSH ELBOW, PRESS, SHOULDER, PUSH
- BLUE: ACCESSORIES FOR MR. MONOPOLY BOW TIE, CANE, MONEY BAG, TOP HAT
- PURPLE: PARTS OF THE FOOT PLUS INITIAL LETTER OTOE, PARCH, RANKLE, RUEDA
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.
