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 clues.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play more word games, of course. I also have daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle’s current page covers the original viral word game.
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 #558): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- WHALE
- COCKTAIL
- FINANCE
- ASK
- STATEMENT
- SOLUTION
- GROWN
- CAME
- TECHNOLOGY
- DOMAIN
- COMPOUND
- CRYPT
- CUT
- PHARMA
- EXCLAMATION
- MIX
NYT Connections Today (Game #558) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: mixed
- GREEN: grammatically complete
- BLUE: boris brothers
- PURPLE: It sounds like complaining
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 #558) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: LOW
- GREEN: TYPES OF SENTENCES
- BLUE: TYPES OF BROS
- PURPLE: COMPLAINT HOMOPHONES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #558): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #558 are…
- YELLOW: LOW COCKTAIL, COMPOUND, MIXTURE, SOLUTION
- GREEN: TYPES OF SENTENCES COMMAND, EXCLAMATION, QUESTION, DECLARATION
- BLUE: TYPES OF BROS CRYPTO, FINANCE, PHARMA, TECHNOLOGY
- PURPLE: COMPLAINT HOMOPHONES GROWN, CUT, WHALE, WINE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
This was a rare day where I got to the Purple group first. It’s easy to miss homophones, but sometimes I get these clusters by reading the grid out loud in the quietest voice I can muster; obviously, it’s not something you can do if you’re playing a sneaky game of Connections in the office. Unless, of course, you want to confuse your coworkers.
It also helps if you’re not good at spelling and think that whining is spelled WINE and moaning is spelled WHALE. That’s not me of course, my spelling and grammar are exceptional. That’s why, ahem, I got TYPES OF SENTENCES at the end; I was saving it, one in the bank. Or was I? (QUESTION) Hell no! (EXCLAMATION)
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday, December 19, game #557)
- YELLOW: POST OFF DELAY, POSTPONE, LEAVE, TABLE
- GREEN: BAR ACCESSORIES COUNTER, BARREL, STOOL, FAUCET
- BLUE: WATERCRAFT BARGE, GARBAGE, SUBMARINE, TUG BOAT
- PURPLE: SEEN IN “DONKEY KONG” BARREL, GORILLA, HAMMER, LADDER
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.
