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 #985): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- WAND
- ECLIPSE
- TOP HAT
- DONKEY
- TIDE
- CARD
- WEREWOLF
- BOOT
- SILVER BULLET
- IRON
- CHEESE
- GREEN CHEESE
- PLUG
- PANACEA
- THIMBLE
- EASY ANSWER
NYT Connections Today (Game #985) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: An immediate solution
- GREEN: Lunar links
- BLUE: Property Trading Game Pieces
- PURPLE: Connected to a name that rhymes with “back”
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 #985) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: QUICK SOLUTION
- GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOON
- BLUE: ORIGINAL MONOPOLY CHIPS
- PURPLE: WHAT “JACK” COULD REFER TO
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #985): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #985 are…
- YELLOW: QUICK SOLUTION EASY ANSWER, MAGIC WAND, PANACEA, SILVER BULLET
- GREEN: ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOON ECLIPSE, GREEN CHEESE, TIDE, WEREWOLF
- BLUE: ORIGINAL MONOPOLY CHIPS BOOT, IRON, THIMBLE, TOP HAT
- PURPLE: WHAT “JACK” COULD REFER TO CHEESE, DONKEY, GAME OF CARD, PLUG
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 3 mistakes
I was on the right track today with all the groups, but I made mistakes in all of them.
For ORIGINAL MONOPOLY TOKEN I had PLAYING CARD instead of THIMBLE, then for QUICK FIX I thought the link was due to chance, so I tried PLAYING CARD again, this time instead of PANACEA, and for ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOON I had CHEESE instead of GREEN CHEESE.
Fortunately, in each case a “one away” popup appeared and I could see my mistake, but this was not my best game.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday, February 19, game #984)
- 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
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.
