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 Sunday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Sunday, January 25 (Game #959).
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 #960): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- ENCOURAGE
- COW
- INSIGNIA
- MILK
- RABBI
- RATTLE
- FIELD
- MOOS
- SQUEEZE
- NEAR
- RUFFLED RUFFLE
- WOOL
- WEAVER
- DRAIN
- gonna
- BUFFALO
NYT Connections Today (Game #960) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: take advantage of someone
- GREEN: stir up a situation
- BLUE: Silver Screen Females
- PURPLE: Beasts that lack the end
Do you need more clues?
NYT Connections Today (Game #960) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: EXPLODE
- GREEN: IMPACT
- BLUE: ICONIC ACTRESSES
- PURPLE: MAMMALS EXCEPT THE LAST LETTER
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #960): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #960 are…
- YELLOW: EXPLODE DRAIN, FLEECE, MILK, SQUEEZE
- GREEN: IMPACT BUFFALO, COW, RATTLE, STEERING WHEEL
- BLUE: ICONIC ACTRESSES FENCE, FIELD, FOSTER, WEAVER
- PURPLE: MAMMALS EXCEPT THE LAST LETTER BADGE, GOA, MOOS, RABBI
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
An interesting but complicated game nowadays, with many crossovers. I was on the right track with DAUNT, although I thought it was more about pressuring someone, so I had BADGE instead of BUFFALO.
After it appeared “one away” it clicked that the word I was looking for was BADGER, which led me to look at the other three words which were MAMMALS EXCEPT THE LAST LETTER.
I had an interesting nighttime experience with a BADGER last year, when I woke up early to find one that had knocked over our trash and was rummaging through the trash and instead of running away (I thought they were shy animals) it stared at me, before reluctantly rolling away like a boss.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday, January 25, game #959)
- YELLOW: ACTS AS BACKUP COVER, FILLING, SUB, TEMPERATURE
- GREEN: PC KEYBOARD KEYS ALT, ENTER, MENU, WINDOWS
- BLUE: PASTA SHAPES TIE, RIBBON, SHELL, TUBE
- PURPLE: SUFFIXES ATE, SUN, HOOD, BOAT
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.
