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 #956): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- MINUTE
- grope
- THORNY
- SHARP
- TURNOVER
- ELENA
- CRUNCHY
- MISS
- WEAR
- CLEAR
- SHOEMAKER
- JOURNEY
- CRUMBLE
- FLUFF
- DISTINCT
- strudel
NYT Connections Today (Game #956) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Photography terms
- GREEN: apple puddings
- BLUE: clumsy accident
- PURPLE: Add to famous periodicals
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 #956) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: WELL DEFINED, AS PICTURE
- GREEN: FRUIT DESSERTS
- BLUE: BUNGLA
- PURPLE: MAGAZINES PLUS A LETTER
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #956): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #956 are…
- YELLOW: WELL DEFINED, AS PICTURE CLEAR, SHARP, DISTINCT, SHARP
- GREEN: FRUIT DESSERTS COBBLER, CRUMBLE, STRUDEL, ROTATION
- BLUE: BUNGLA FLUFF, FUMBLE, FAILURE, TRIP
- PURPLE: MAGAZINES PLUS A LETTER ELLEN, SPINY, TIMER, USE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
As someone who only knows half about American sports, I initially thought I should look at a very obvious football-related group: FUMBLE, TURNOVER, TIMER…
Then, spying on STRUDEL, CRUMBLE and COBLER, I deduced that we were connecting a group where a TURNOVER was made with puff pastry and was often accompanied by ice cream, as opposed to men in tights chasing a giant egg.
From here, things were pretty straightforward, although I’m mad I didn’t see MAGAZINES PLUS A LETTER, one of the more accessible purple groups, and one I might have seen first if I hadn’t been distracted by the pastry shop.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, January 21, Game #955)
- YELLOW: ITEMS TO RECYCLE BOTTLE, CAN, CARDBOARD BOX, NEWSPAPER
- GREEN: BED LINEN BLANKET, COVER, SHEET, BLANKET
- BLUE: PLAGYARIZE COPY, CRADLE, ELEVATOR, PIRATE
- PURPLE: BATMAN’S “BAT” THINGS CAVE, MOBILE, SIGNAL, SUIT
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.
