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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 you are instead looking for Wednesday’s puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Wednesday, March 4 (Game #997).
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 #998): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- ALTERNATE
- HERO
- LEVER
- SCREW
- REPLACEMENT
- SANDBOX
- BELOW
- ROCKER
- NUT
- LABORATORY
- WASHER
- SUBMARINE
- INCUBATOR
- CHANGE
- SCREW
- TEST BED
NYT Connections Today (Game #998) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Workshop staples
- GREEN: Places to try things.
- BLUE: move between
- PURPLE: Going backwards on a ‘bus’?
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 #998) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: HARDWARE POINTS
- GREEN: PLACES WHERE IDEAS ARE DEVELOPED
- BLUE: GO BACK AND FORTH
- PURPLE: WHAT “SUB” 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 #998): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #998 are…
- YELLOW: HARDWARE PIECES BOLT, NUT, SCREW, WASHER
- GREEN: PLACES WHERE IDEAS ARE DEVELOPED INCUBATOR, LABORATORY, SAND BOX, TEST BED
- BLUE: GO AND FORWARD ALTERNATIVE, ROCKER, SWITCH, ALTERNATIVE
- PURPLE: WHAT “SUB” COULD REFER TO DOWN, HERO, REPLACEMENT, SUBMARINE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Today’s Connections started out well for me and then went so smoothly that I was left thinking it was too easy or that I’m a genius. It’s almost certainly the former.
At first glance, there was an obvious collection of words related to mechanical things: BOLT, NUT, SCREW, and WASHER. I put them together hoping it was some kind of red herring, but no, that was all that was needed for the yellow.
I felt the same way about PLACES WHERE IDEAS ARE DEVELOPED and then IT GOES ON AND ON: can’t it be that simple?
That said, I don’t think I would have ever gotten the purple group together, especially since I have no idea why SUB would refer to a HERO. What am I missing there?
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, March 4, Game #997)
- YELLOW: CHASE DOG, SHADOW, TAIL, TRACK
- GREEN: SPORTY FAIR, HONEST, SPORTY, SQUARE
- BLUE: CLASSIC GIFTS FOR CHILDREN BIKE, BOOK, TOY, VIDEO GAME
- PURPLE: “___ GIRL” MISSING TITLES, GOSSIP, NEW, WORKING
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.
