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 #984): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- Peeps
- POKER
- DISK
- ESTU
- SHOVEL
- BRAYS
- BASKET
- BELLOWS
- BOYLE
- JUAN TRAVOLTA
- TONGS
- DYE
- PLATFORM
- SHOES
- EGGS
- SEER
- POLYESTER
- SUIT
NYT Connections Today (Game #984) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: bunny business
- GREEN: Fan the flames
- BLUE: As seen in a classic dance movie.
- PURPLE: It sounds like cooking
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 #984) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: EASTER SUPPLIES
- GREEN: FIREPLACE ACCESSORIES
- BLUE: ELEMENTS OF “SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER”
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO COOK SOMETHING
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #984): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #984 are…
- YELLOW: EASTER SUPPLIES BASKET, DYE, EGGS, PEEPS
- GREEN: FIREPLACE ACCESSORIES BELLOWS, POKER, SHOVEL, TWEEZERS
- BLUE: ELEMENTS OF “SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER” DISCO, JOHN TRAVOLTA, PLATFORM SHOES, POLYESTER SUIT
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO COOK SOMETHING BOYLE, BRAYS, VIDENTE, STU
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I’m sure that when considering the difficulty levels of the categories, the puzzle creators do not consider international players. If they did, then today’s yellow EASTER SUPPLIES group would be purple, which is my excuse for figuring it out at the end.
Before this, tiles containing JOHN TRAVOLTA and DISCO could only mean one thing. By the way, did you know that the white POLYESTER SUIT that appeared in Saturday night fever sold at auction in 2023 for $220,000. A year later, the lighted dance floor where he performed those legendary moves sold for $325,000.
With two groups down I was lucky enough to see HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO COOK SOMETHING, thus avoiding not knowing what PEEPS are.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday, February 18, game #983)
- YELLOW: RETRO HAIR DIRECTIVES CURLY, CURLY, FEATHER, WOVEN
- GREEN: RETRO ARJAMA FOR THE COOL BAD, FLY, RAD, EVIL
- BLUE: CHICKEN DESCRIPTORS ROOSTER, CREST, FREE FIELD, LEGHORN
- PURPLE: ____ CREAM HEAVY, SHAVING, SOUR, TOPICAL
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.
