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 Friday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Friday, February 13 (Game #978).
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 #979): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- SPIKE
- LANCE
- BULK
- HOP
- JUNIOR
- HIKE
- GUMPO
- BULK
- STAIN
- BREATH
- WOODY
- MOUND
- PEPPER
- PHILLIPS
- HUMP
- RAISE
NYT Connections Today (Game #979) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Ascending trajectory
- GREEN: little that stands out
- BLUE: A great actor in common
- PURPLE: The sweet smell of menthol
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 #979) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: INCREASE
- GREEN: PROTUBERANCE
- BLUE: TOM HANKS PAPERS
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE “MINT”
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #979): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #979 are…
- YELLOW: INCREASE WALK, JUMP, LIFT, TIP
- GREEN: PROTUBERANCE lump, hump, bulge, mound
- BLUE: TOM HANKS PAPERS GUMP, PHILLIPS, SULLY, WOODY
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE “MINT” BREATH, JUNIOR, PEPPER, SPEAR
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 error
After successfully getting the green BUM group (can we pause to reflect on how wonderful the word bump is, please), I made the laziest mistake ever.
To think that they all sounded like supporting characters in a comedy (based on the fact that one of them is) I assumed SPIKE, WOODY, SULLY and JUNIOR were connected. The unusual nature of GUMP set me on the right path.
Meanwhile, WORDS BEFORE “MINT” seems like a very accessible purple group and a missed opportunity to add to my Purple First account. Congratulations if you saw it before the other groups.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, February 13, game #978)
- YELLOW: COMPLETELY PURE, TRANSPARENT, RIGID, COMPLETE
- GREEN: Pennant FLAG, COLORS, FLAG, STANDARD
- BLUE: CIGARETTE BRANDS CAMEL, KENT, PARLIAMENT, SALEM
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO BE SMALLER LESSON, RESEED, SYNC, WAYNE
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.
