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, February 8 (Game #973).
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 #974): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- APPROACH
- PREMIUM
- POKER
- NEEDLE
- STRAWS
- LOOM
- STYLE
- ADVANCE
- NEAR
- SHAPE
- SCISSORS
- FEE
- ROYALTY
- THREAD
- MANNER
- THE LINE
NYT Connections Today (Game #974) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Things necessary for textile production.
- GREEN: how to do it
- BLUE: How writers get paid
- PURPLE: Start with an art word.
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 #974) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: USED IN FABRIC
- GREEN: METHOD
- BLUE: PAYMENT CLASSES FOR AN AUTHOR
- PURPLE: DRAW _____
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #974): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #974 are…
- YELLOW: USED IN FABRIC LOOM, NEEDLE, SCISSORS, THREAD
- GREEN: METHOD APPROACH, MANNER, STYLE, MANNER
- BLUE: PAYMENT CLASSES FOR AN AUTHOR ADVANCE, BONUS, RATE, ROYALTY
- PURPLE: DRAW _____ FENCE, POKER, STRAWS, THE LINE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I breezed through today’s game, not knowing what the groups were, just seeing the links between the words.
I should have looked at TYPES OF PAYMENT FOR AN AUTHOR first, as this is something I have experienced. Getting an ADVANCE is very exciting and feels a bit like cheating since you haven’t actually provided anything, but that feeling soon disappears when you start to feel the pressure of meeting the deadline and getting the much bigger check that follows. It’s actually a pretty good system for motivating procrastinators.
Despite speeding up, I still enjoyed the thrill of sorting the four groups in order of difficulty, something I’ve already done 150 times depending on the app. What are your Perfect Puzzle stats?
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday, February 8, game #973)
- YELLOW: DELETE GAG, INHIBIT, MUZZLE, SILENCE
- GREEN: THE SAME OLD THING DRILL, GRIND, HABIT, ROUTINE
- BLUE: CHARACTERISTICS OF A SECURE PASSWORD LENGTH, NUMBER, SYMBOL, CAPITAL LETTERS
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “TWO” BIT, CENTS, FACE, TIMER
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.
