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 #952): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- APPOINTMENT
- PECK
- PRICE
- TOTAL
- DAMAGE
- QUALIFICATION
- BILL
- GRANT
- AUTHOR
- AT
- COOPER
- BREAK
- CINCH
- SHIPWRECK
- SYNOPSIS
- FEATHERS
NYT Connections Today (Game #952) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Bird characteristics
- GREEN: ruin something
- BLUE: Seen in a pocket book
- PURPLE: Big screen stars
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 #952) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CHARACTERISTICS OF A DUCK
- GREEN: DESTROY
- BLUE: FOUND IN A BOOK STAND
- PURPLE: CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD ACTORS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #952): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #952 are…
- YELLOW: CHARACTERISTICS OF A DUCK BEAK, FEATHERS, WELTS, WINGS
- GREEN: DESTROY BREAKAGE, DAMAGE, TOTAL, WRECK
- BLUE: FOUND IN A BOOK STAND AUTHOR, QUOTE, SYNOPSIS, TITLE
- PURPLE: CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD ACTORS COOPER, GRANT, PECK, PRICE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 error
I correctly assumed we were trying to link four tiles connected to things FOUND IN A BOOK STAND today, but I included PRICE instead of SYNOPSIS in the quartet.
I can’t help but think I was supposed to fall into this trap.
Fortunately, beyond this crossover between the two most difficult groups, the rest of the game was fairly easy, although I possibly spent too much time reflecting on why BILL, FEATHERS, NETS and WINGS are CHARACTERISTICS OF A DUCK and not any other bird to which they can also be applied.
Disappearing down a duck-shaped Google hole today, I discovered that ducks have different accents depending on where they call home (city ducks are louder) and that they have filtering teeth inside their beaks. Fascinating.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, January 17, game #951)
- YELLOW: EXTENDED BLANKET, COAT, COVER, PLASTER
- GREEN: LAUNCH CAST, LAUNCHED, SKIN, SLING
- BLUE: ANAGRAMS INKS, KINS, SINK, SKIN
- PURPLE: FIRST GAME WORDS FOR CHILDREN CAPTURE, HIDE, RED, SIMON
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.
