Are you looking for a different day?
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 and Answers for Monday, January 19 (Game #953).
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 #954): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- COWARD
- TOWER
- BROOKLYN
- BUMBLE
- CARPENTER
- CORD
- NEEDLE
- SPIN
- HONEY
- MEANINGLESS
- WIND
- RIALTO
- DESIRE
- GOLDEN DOOR
- WEAVE
- KILLER
NYT Connections Today (Game #954) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Connect two things closely
- GREEN: Types of striped insects.
- BLUE: Notable water crossings
- PURPLE: A longing to start
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 #954) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: INTERLACED
- GREEN: TYPES OF BEES
- BLUE: FAMOUS BRIDGES
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS OF “HANKER FOR”
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #954): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #954 are…
- YELLOW: INTERLACED LACE, TWIST, WEAVING, WIND
- GREEN: TYPES OF BEES BUMBLE, CARPENTER, HONEY, KILLER
- BLUE: FAMOUS BRIDGES BROOKLYN, GOLDEN GATE, RIALTO, TORRE
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS OF “HANKER FOR” COLLECTION, DESIRE, NEEDLE, WASTE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
I would like to claim that I saw longing, need, longing and desire in CRAVEN, DESIREE, NEEDLE, WANTON, but I didn’t; It was a lucky guess when I was down to my last eight chips.
Before that, it was a day to pass. I made a mistake when choosing INTERTWINE, at first I thought it was about crafts. I included NEEDLE for WIND and then TWIST before finally landing on the right quartet.
FAMOUS BRIDGES was the only group I really knew: I’ve crossed TOWER Bridge many times, including during the London Marathon, while my main memory of RIALTO is the fish market right next door.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday, January 19, game #953)
- YELLOW: NO EXPERIENCE Budding, fresh, naive, new
- GREEN: 🤑 BUNDLE, FORTUNE, MINT, WAD
- BLUE: MEASURED IN UNITS YES CURRENT, LENGTH, MASS, TIME
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “QUICK” ARRANGEMENT, SAND, SILVER, STUDY
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.
