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 #970): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- BRUCE
- AMERICAN
- FLAG
- BULK
- SPIKE
- JEANS
- BUTT
- BALD EAGLE
- RAM
- BASEBALL
- ANG
- OCEAN
- APPLE CAKE
- christopher
- LAPIS LAZULI
- HIT
- DARLING
NYT Connections Today (Game #970) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: All-American Icons
- GREEN: Hit
- BLUE: Grouped by a color
- PURPLE: Stars with the same last name
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 #970) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: US CULTURAL SYMBOLS
- GREEN: CRASH WITH
- BLUE: BLUE THINGS
- PURPLE: HOLLYWOOD LEES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #970): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #970 are…
- YELLOW: US CULTURAL SYMBOLS AMERICAN FLAG, APPLE PIE, BALD EAGLE, BASEBALL
- GREEN: CRASH WITH HIT, STOP, HIT, RAM
- BLUE: BLUE THINGS JEANS, LAPISLAZULI, OCEAN, SKY
- PURPLE: HOLLYWOOD LEES ANG, BRUCE, CHRISTOPHER, SPIKE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
This game had several tricky elements: having to make a wild bet with LAPIS LAZULI was one of them for me, but perhaps you already knew that it is an ancient, dark blue metamorphic rock.
I also had trouble with the green COLLIDE FROM group, as I originally thought the connection was about rejection, so I linked BUMP, KNOCK, BUTT and SPIKE. Fortunately, it was close enough to get it right on the second try.
With eight tiles left, US CULTURAL SYMBOLS stood out, but now that I know the answer, I’m upset that I missed LEES OF HOLLYWOOD, the easiest purple group of the entire week.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, February 4, Game #969)
- YELLOW: CONTAINMENT CONFLICT, DISCORDANCE, FRICTION, RIVALRY
- GREEN: GAMES OF CHANCE BINGO, CRAPS, LOTTERY, WAR
- BLUE: MORE OR LESS, COLLOQUIALLY APPROX, LIKE, ROUND
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH NBA TEAMS BULLSEYE, HEATED, MAGIC, NETSCAPE
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.
