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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, March 2 (Game #995).
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 #996): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- APPLE
- HANGER
- FLEETWOOD
- WATERPROOF
- FLANK
- BROTHER
- SKIRT
- HOOK
- TAP
- SHELF
- ANNOYING
- NEIGHBOR
- STICK
- RELY ON
- SAUCEPAN
- QUICKSAND
NYT Connections Today (Game #996) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: go big
- GREEN: Next to
- BLUE: open the closet
- PURPLE: Half as fast
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 #996) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: “BIG” THINGS
- GREEN: BE ADJACENT TO
- BLUE: SEEN IN A CLOSET
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS OF “SPEED”
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #996): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #996 are…
- YELLOW: “BIG” THINGS APPLE, BROTHER, DIPPER, MAC
- GREEN: BE ADJACENT TO BACKGROUND, FLANK, NEIGHBOR, TOUCH
- BLUE: SEEN IN A CLOSET HANGER, HOOK, ROD, SHELF
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS OF “SPEED” CHEST, FASTIDIOUS, FLEETWOOD, QUICKSAND ARENA
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Skipping the obvious FLEETWOOD MAC red herring, I saw four words for BIG: BROTHER, APPLE, DIPPER, and MAC.
This turned out to be the yellow group, which was a good start, although a little worrying given that it was the easiest and things were only going to get harder; If it had been green, I would have been happier.
Next, I focused on ABUT, simply because it is an uncommon word that doesn’t go with many other things. FLANK, NEIGHBOR and TOUCH were obvious additions once I scanned the board correctly and had green.
With eight to go, I was initially stumped, but I focused on FLEETWOOD, because the name of a British golfer or a British city didn’t seem to match any other.
And then: inspiration! I realized that they were two words together, and that FLEET would use QUICK from QUICKSAND, BRISK from BRISKET, and FAST from FASTIDIOUS to BEGIN WITH SYNONYMS FOR “SPEED.” That was purple and my job was done.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Monday, March 2, game #995)
- 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
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.
