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 you are instead looking for the Thursday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Thursday, October 9 (Game #851).
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.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play more word games, of course. I also have daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle’s current page covers the original viral word game.
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 #852): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- THIRD
- SISTER
- LOVERS
- MAGIC
- BIG
- STAR
- SERIOUS
- WONDER
- NAKED
- DEVIL
- DEVIL
- IMPORTANT
- MAGICIAN
- CONTINENT
- IMPORTANT
- DEADLY SIN
NYT Connections Today (Game #852) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: serious news
- GREEN: There are seven of them
- BLUE: A tool for divination
- PURPLE: Adds a part of the body that we use to see.
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 #852) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SIGNIFICANT
- GREEN: ONE IN A SEPTET
- BLUE: TAROT CARDS, WITH “THE”
- PURPLE: ___ EYE
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #852): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #852 are…
- YELLOW: SIGNIFICANT BIG, IMPORTANT, MAJOR, SERIOUS
- GREEN: ONE IN A SEPTET CONTINENT, DEADLY SIN, SISTER, WONDER
- BLUE: TAROT CARDS, WITH “THE” DEVIL, LOVERS, WIZARD, STAR
- PURPLE: ___ EYE EVIL, MAGIC, NAKED, THIRD
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
I knew that what became the blue group had something to do with tarot cards, not because I know anything about tarot cards but because there was a similar group not long ago. However, I still made a mistake trying to get the correct quartet that included MAGIC instead of STAR.
ONE IN A SEPTET came to me because of SISTER and the fact that I live near an area of London called Seven Sisters.
After an easy run, I knew a tougher game was coming. I hope you came out unscathed.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday, October 9, Game #851)
- YELLOW: FANTASY FANTASY, FICTION, FIGURE, INVENTION
- GREEN: TYPES OF ROCKS STONE, LIMESTONE, MARBLE, SLATE
- BLUE: NEWS ARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS LEGEND, DATE, LEDE, PHOTO
- PURPLE: TITLE FIGURES IN CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES GORILLA, HEDGEHOG, PLUMBER, PRINCESS
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 elements 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.
