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 #966): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- SHARP
- PASSED
- DEPARTMENT
- HEATER
- OBSTRUCT
- JAM
- INCREASE
- GLUTEUS
- PLUG
- CRADLE
- ADVERTISING HYPE
- ВОР
- THORN
- FIRECRACKER
- MORGAN
NYT Connections Today (Game #966) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: build them
- BLUE: Floor Filler Words
- GREEN: types of footwear
- PURPLE: front orchestra
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 #966) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PUBLISH
- BLUE: ANTHEM
- GREEN: TYPES OF FOOTWEAR
- PURPLE: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PLUS HOME LETTER
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #966): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #966 are…
- YELLOW: PUBLISH IMPULSE, EXCURSION, LAUNCH, PLUG
- BLUE: ANTHEM BANGER, BOP, HEATER, JAM
- GREEN: TYPES OF FOOTWEAR CLOG, FLAT, MULE, WEDGE
- PURPLE: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PLUS HOME LETTER GLUTEUS, MORGAN, SHARP, SPINE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I took a risk today and that was to include HEATER in the ANTHEM quartet along with BANGER, BOP and JAM.
I used to be a DJ back in the day and no one called anything I played a “heater,” but I subsequently learned that it describes “a crowd-pleasing track that raises the temperature rather than raising the ceiling.” I didn’t do much crowd-pleasing back in my indie disco days, so maybe that’s why it was new to me.
With only eight tiles left, TYPES OF SHOES became obvious while remaining blind to MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PLUS STARTING LYRICS – congratulations if you saw them.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, January 31, game #965)
- YELLOW: TYPES OF PARTIES BALL, MIXER, RECEPTION, SHOWER
- GREEN: WAYS TO APPLY PAINT BRUSH, SPATULA, ROLLER, AEROSOL
- BLUE: Y-SHAPED THINGS Slingshot, stethoscope, tuning fork, fork
- PURPLE: WHAT “SHIFT” COULD REFER TO COMPUTER KEY, CLOTHING, FLUCTUATION, WORK PERIOD
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.
