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 clues.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play more word games, of course. I also have daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle’s current page covers the original viral word game.
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 #584): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- PEANUT
- VEHICLE
- DIRTY
- ROBOT
- SHY
- BIG
- WET
- TOAD
- HALF
- LOW
- PERFECT
- TOOL
- LIGHT
- MECHANISM
- DRY
- SHORT
NYT Connections Today (Game #584) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: System
- GREEN: Most required
- BLUE: Shaken not stirred
- PURPLE: It could also include Beast and Bean.
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 #584) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: MEANS
- GREEN: FAILURE
- BLUE: MARTINI SPECIFICATIONS
- PURPLE: Fictional Lords
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #584): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #584 are…
- YELLOW: MEANS MECHANISM, MEDIUM, TOOL, VEHICLE
- GREEN: FAILURE LIGHT, SHORT, SHORT, SHY
- BLUE: MARTINI SPECIFICATIONS DIRTY, DRY, PERFECT, WET
- PURPLE: Fictional Lords BIG, PEANUT, ROBOT, TOAD
- My rating: Complicated
- My score: 2 errors
Today was one of those days where the yellow group was completely bypassed and I was able to connect Mr. ROBOT with his other friends (purple) and MARTINI SPECS (blue) before what is supposed to be the easier foursome. I actually still don’t get it, but I’m a little SHY on the knowledge front.
LACKING reminds me of an excellent joke recently retold about the brilliant search engine podcast: Two women complain about the terrible food at a resort they are staying at. “Yes,” one of the women agrees, “and the portions are very small.”
There is a life lesson there. Less is more, more is less, one of those.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, January 14, Game #583)
- YELLOW: WORKING ACTIVE, FUNCTIONAL, RUNNING, WORKING
- GREEN: TERM MEETING, PERIOD, SESSION, SITTING
- BLUE: THINGS IN A CAMERA KIT BODY, FLASH, LENS, STRAP
- PURPLE: BIRD MORE LETTER CROWD, RAVIO, GLOW, SWANK
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 elements 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.
