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 (Set #880) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- HULA HOOP
- EGGPLANT
- GREEN SAUCE
- BAGEL
- TURN STATUS
- SAVOR
- ANIMAL PRINT
- MOTES
- WASHER
- BARNEY THE DINOSAUR
- PESTO
- GOOSE’S PAW
- INNER TUBE
- CHIMICHURRI
- PEOPLE’S DINING ROOM IN SPIKE
NYT Connections Today (Game #880) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Repeated design
- GREEN: Scents of the same color.
- BLUE: Something is missing in the center
- PURPLE: The hardest color in common.
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 #880) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TEXTILE PATTERNS
- GREEN: GREEN CONDIMENTS
- BLUE: THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE
- PURPLE: THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #880): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #880 are…
- YELLOW: TEXTILE PATTERNS ANIMAL PRINT, HERRINGBOW, Houndstooth, POTS
- GREEN: GREEN CONDIMENTS CHIMICHURRI, PESTO, RELISH, GREEN SAUCE
- BLUE: THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE BAGEL, HULA HOOP, INNER TUBE, WASHER
- PURPLE: THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE BARNEY THE DINOSAUR, EGGPLANT, PEOPLE EATER, SWING STATE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 error
RELISH and PESTO in the UK are not exclusively green, so the GREEN SEASONINGS baffled me a little, but it was impossible to ignore that the GREEN SAUCE and CHIMICHURRI went together, so I took a gamble.
A similar strategy did not initially work for THINGS THAT ARE PURPLE. I lost for the fourth tile I chose POLKA DOT, perhaps thinking that purple is the classic color. I assumed SWING STATE, since purple is a mix of red and blue, but being outside of the US, this is not something I was previously aware of: Connections is an education.
With only eight tiles left, TEXTILE PATTERNS was an easy pick, but I’m bummed I didn’t get THINGS WITH HOLES IN THE MIDDLE, since it contains my favorite New York breakfast item.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday, November 6, Game #879)
- YELLOW: COST QUANTITY, NUMBER, PRICE, VALUE
- GREEN: WAYS TO UNLOCK A DEVICE FACE, FINGERPRINT, PASSWORD, PIN
- BLUE: PARTS OF A BOAT STERN, DECK, BOW, MAST
- PURPLE: CHARACTERISTICS OF A CARTOON CUPID ARROW, BOW, DIAPER, WINGS
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.
