Are you looking for a different day?
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 instead you are looking for the Sunday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Sunday, March 1 (Game #994).
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 #995): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- SPRING
- RANGE
- ERASER
- BALL
- VAULT
- SURE
- FEARFUL
- LACK
- SEASON
- STRIKE
- POPCORN
- BEAM
- HORSE
- STANDING
- RINGS
- POSITION
NYT Connections Today (Game #995) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Simone Biles’ equipment
- GREEN: Your rating
- BLUE: Referees’ decisions
- PURPLE: Add a bird 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 #995) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GYMNASTICS APPARATUS
- GREEN: STATUS
- BLUE: BASEBALL CALLS
- PURPLE: ______CHICKEN
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #995): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #995 are…
- YELLOW: GYMNASTICS APPARATUS BEAM, HORSE, RINGS, Vault
- GREEN: STATUS POSITION, RANK, PERMANENCE, STATION
- BLUE: BASEBALL CALLS BALL, FOULS, SAFE, STRIKE
- PURPLE: ______CHICKEN FUNKY, POPCORN, RUBBER, SPRING
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This was only the 27th time I’ve gotten purple for the first time in the last year, not the best statistic but since I get it so rarely it’s always exciting.
Today I connected FUNKY, POPCORN, RUBBER and SPRING with little confidence: does funky chicken exist, I asked myself, isn’t it gibbon? Or dove?
Then came YELLOW, although I almost made a mistake by initially including BALL instead of HORSE, but then I remembered that HORSE is a piece of gym equipment and everything fell into place.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday, March 1, game #994)
- YELLOW: LITTLE BITE CANAPÉ, FOOD FOR PEAK, HOBBIES, TAPA
- GREEN: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HELMET, LADDER, NAIL GUN, TOOL BELT
- BLUE: VACATION EMOJI PLANE, LUGGAGE, PALM TREE, SMILING FACE WITH SUNGLASSES
- PURPLE: THINGS YOU DON’T EAT THAT END UP IN FOOD COPYPASTA, JOHANNESBURGER, NUCKLE SANDWICH, LICORICE PIZZA
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.
