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 #964): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- MINUTE
- TASK
- AREA
- COMPACT
- COMB
- POKER
- STICKER
- PATCH
- band aid
- NAIL FILE
- LINT ROLLER
- SUPERIOR
- CLUSTER
- RATION
- TWEEZERS
NYT Connections Today (Game #964) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: space section
- GREEN: Tools to keep you nice
- BLUE: Things with a sticky side
- PURPLE: Add a word to the body part
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 #964) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: REGION
- GREEN: TOILETRY ARTICLES
- BLUE: THINGS WITH ADHESIVE SURFACES
- PURPLE: ___ HAND
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #964): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #964 are…
- YELLOW: REGION AREA, CLUSTER, PATCH, POCKET
- GREEN: TOILETRY ARTICLES COMB, COMPACT, NAIL FILE, TWEEZERS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH ADHESIVE SURFACES BIRITA, LINT ROLLER, STICKER, TAPE
- PURPLE: ___ HAND HELP, MINUTE, POKER, TOP
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
When you start writing or editing for a magazine or website, you often receive a link to a copy of their stylebook. Basically, this is a list of how this particular organization likes certain words, punctuation, and grammar to appear in their work.
I mention this because I remember that the style book for one of my first magazine jobs had a long list of brands and among them was Band-Aid; the hyphen was the important part, along with the capitalization, of course. I didn’t think about this until a few years later when I accidentally omitted to use the script in Band-Aid and quickly received a lovely letter informing me of my mistake from some lawyers representing them.
Anyway, I digress. Today’s game presented us with few difficult situations, although I am cursed with a cloud of disappointment for not getting an early purple spot. As we know, it is rarely as easy to spot a group as it is today.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday, January 29, Game #963)
- YELLOW: MAKEUP TANNER, FOUNDATION, EYELINER, TINT
- GREEN: PRESENTED IN RICH GOLD AND THE THREE BEARS BEAR, BED, GOLD RICH, PORRIDGE
- BLUE: ENDING WITH DRINKING GLASSES FIBERGLASS, SILVERSTEIN, SMUG, STUMBLER
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WORDS THAT MEAN “BRUTAL” GOREY, GRIMM, GRIZZLY, KILLER
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.
