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 #929): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- FILM EXECUTIVE
- PANTHER
- FRIDAY
- AMERICA
- WIDOW
- BUDDY
- JOURNEY
- SURFER
- CRINGE
- FOREST
- TECHNOLOGICAL BROTHER
- CHICAGO
- STONER
- FOREIGN
- ECCENTRIC
- VALLEY GIRL
NYT Connections Today (Game #929) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Los Angeles Area Clichés
- GREEN: Nicho laughs
- BLUE: Classic AOR Combinations
- PURPLE: Precede with a color other than white.
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 #929) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CHARACTER TROPES BASED IN CALIFORNIA
- GREEN: COMEDY SUBGENRES
- BLUE: ROCK BANDS OF THE 7OS
- PURPLE: BLACK ____
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #929): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #929 are…
- YELLOW: CHARACTER TROPES BASED IN CALIFORNIA FILM EXECUTIVE, SURFER, TECH BRO, VALLEY GIRL
- GREEN: COMEDY SUBGENRES COMPANION, CRINGE, SCREWBALL, STONER
- BLUE: ROCK BANDS OF THE 7OS AMERICA, CHICAGO, FOREIGN, TRAVEL
- PURPLE: BLACK ____ FOREST, FRIDAY, PANTHER, WIDOW
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The thrill of being the first to be purple doesn’t fade, but today’s quartet felt a little easier than usual and felt more like the easiest group than the hardest. Not that I’m complaining.
Both CALIFORNIA-BASED CHARACTER TROPES and COMEDY SUB-GENRES were groups I chose because they sounded like similar things rather than knowing the true reasons for grouping them together. The Big Lebowski It contains elements of all tropes and all subgenres.
As a former music journalist, I should have solved the blue group first. However, as a former indie punk kid and music snob, I also have a blindness to anything that can be described as AOR or soft rock.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday, December 25, Game #928)
- YELLOW: ORNAMENTED, LIKE PROSE EXCESSIVE, FLOWERY, MELODRAMATIC, PURPLE
- GREEN: CREATE CURRENCY, FASHION, HATCH, MAKEUP
- BLUE: THINGS WITH STEMS CHERRY, FLOWER, MUSICAL NOTE, WINE GLASS
- PURPLE: COMPOSED BY SOLFEGE (DO-RE-MI) LAREDO, LOOK, WITHDRAW, SOLTI
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.
- YELLOW: ORNAMENTED, LIKE PROSE EXCESSIVE, FLOWERY, MELODRAMATIC, PURPLE
- GREEN: CREATE CURRENCY, FASHION, HATCH, MAKEUP
- BLUE: THINGS WITH STEMS CHERRY, FLOWER, MUSICAL NOTE, WINE GLASS
- PURPLE: COMPOSED BY SOLFEGE (DO-RE-MI) LAREDO, LOOK, WITHDRAW, SOLTI
