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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 instead you are looking for the Monday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Monday, December 8 (Game #911).
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 #912): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- DOROTHY GALE
- CLOWN FISH
- TOUCAN
- PRIDE
- ELF
- BEE
- WONDER
- TIGER
- COUNT
- ZEBRA
- FOREHEAD
- FACTOR
- FIVEL
- CONSIDER
- UNICORN
- INCLUDE
NYT Connections Today (Game #912) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: think about it a little
- GREEN: Patterned beasts
- BLUE: United by a colorful prism
- PURPLE: They sound like numbers
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 #912) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PLEASE NOTE
- GREEN: STRIPED ANIMALS
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH RAINBOW
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH HOMOPHONE NUMBERS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #912): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #912 are…
- YELLOW: PLEASE NOTE CONSIDER, COUNT, FACTOR, INCLUDE
- GREEN: STRIPED ANIMALS CLOWN FISH, BEE, TIGER, ZEBRA
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH RAINBOW DOROTHY GALE, ELF, PRIDE, UNICORN
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH HOMOPHONE NUMBERS FIEVEL, FRONT, TUCAN, MARAVILLA
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Knowing the last name of the main character in The Wizard of Oz was the little bit of general knowledge that got me started today, although I was hesitant about LEPRECHAUN, as I associate them with four-leaf clovers and the color green more than the rainbow.
I thought what became STRIPED ANIMALS might have something to do with the Pixar movies, but I wasn’t sure, so I left it and managed to correctly guess KEEP IN MIND.
Speaking the remaining tiles out loud helped me solve the purple group THAT STARTS WITH HOMOPHONE NUMBERS, something you can only do if you play Connections at home instead of on a train or in the office when you’re supposed to be working.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday, December 8, game #911)
- YELLOW: GOAD, WITH “ON” EGG, PUSH, SPULATE, PUSH
- GREEN: FAMOUS STREETS OF LOS ANGELES MULHOLLAND, RODEO, SUNSET, VINE
- BLUE: MEMBER OF A DALLAS PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM COWBOY, DIFFERENT, STAR, WING
- PURPLE: EUROPEAN CAPITAL LETTERS MINUS PENULTIMATE LETTER MINK, PARS, EGGS, SOFA
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.
