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 #991): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- CLOVER
- drum roll
- Auction
- MILESTONE
- PRETTY
- BASIN
- GRASSHOPPER
- BRAND
- CHECK
- MOMENT
- ATTENTION
- STATUE OF LIBERTY
- CONFIGURATION
- WASABI
- CALL BACK
- CROSSROADS
NYT Connections Today (Game #991) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: moment of truth
- GREEN: Share the same color
- BLUE: Parts of a vice
- PURPLE: Add a polite 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 #991) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PIVOTAL POINT
- GREEN: GREEN THINGS
- BLUE: ELEMENTS TO TELL JOKES
- PURPLE: “___ PLEASE”
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #991): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #991 are…
- YELLOW: PIVOTAL POINT CROSSROADS, LANDMARK, LANDMARK, BASIN
- GREEN: GREEN THINGS GRASShopper, CLOVER, STATUE OF LIBERTY, WASABI
- BLUE: ELEMENTS TO TELL JOKES CALLBACK, END, SETUP, TIME
- PURPLE: “___ PLEASE” ATTENTION, CHECK, DRUM RETAINER, PRETTY
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I was really happy when I got the GREEN THINGS group, but thinking about it, the STATUE OF LIBERTY alone might have tripped me up, since it’s only green due to the patina of the copper.
You may know this, but in 1886, the statue was a bright copper, reddish-brown color; It turned green over the next two or three decades due to natural oxidation.
Anyway, I digress: I found the KEY POINT pretty simple, but when it came time for the last eight tiles I had a hard time finding a quartet among them and initially thought THE ELEMENTS OF JOKE TELLING had something to do with making a speech, which I suppose standing up does (particularly the bad ones).
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, February 25, Game #990)
- YELLOW: CARE OF BABY, FOSTER, MOTHER, NURSE
- GREEN: PRIMARY BASIC, KEY, PRIMARY, MAIN
- BLUE: JAMES BROWN, COOK, DEAN, HARDEN
- PURPLE: ENDING IN FAMILIAR WORDS ALKALINE, DECLAN, DIATRIBE, NAPKIN
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.
