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 #866): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- BAY WATCH
- STAND OUT
- RAINBOW
- HERRING
- MAJOR
- SUNSET
- BOLD
- PEACOCK
- MUG
- APOGEE
- KALEIDOSCOPE
- UNDERLINE
- ZENITH
- CORNERSTONE
- crossed out
- PINNACLE
NYT Connections Today (Game #866) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Peak hours
- GREEN: Format options
- BLUE: shiny things
- PURPLE: Something useful at the end.
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 #866) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BEST YEARS
- GREEN: THINGS YOU CAN DO SEND A TEXT
- BLUE: THINGS KNOWN TO BE COLORFUL THINGS
- PURPLE: ENDING IN ACCESSORIES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #866): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #866 are…
- YELLOW: BEST YEARS HEYDAY, PINNACLE, PRIME, ZENITH
- GREEN: THINGS YOU CAN DO SEND A TEXT BOLD, HIGHLIGHTED, strikethrough, underlined
- BLUE: THINGS KNOWN TO BE COLORFUL THINGS KALEIDOSCOPE, PEACOCK, RAINBOW, SUNSET
- PURPLE: ENDING IN ACCESSORIES BAYWATCH, PIGUELO, HERRING, KINGPIN
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
For a moment I thought the inclusion of BAYWATCH meant we were looking for David Haselhoff-related stuff, but I quickly put a STRIKETHROUGH on that idea and managed to resist also mixing in a bunch of streaming services (PEACOCK, PRIME, errr…)
STRIKETHROUGH is my favorite of the THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH TEXT: it’s good for pranks, good for lazy people like me, and good if you want to show off how you work (yes, I know this is wrong, okay?).
Meanwhile, I got THINGS KNOWN TO BE COLORFUL THINGS by thinking they were arc-shaped things instead of colorful ones.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday, October 23, Game #865)
- YELLOW: PEACH DANDY, DUCKY, FINE, SEALED
- GREEN: PROFITS KITTEN, POT, PRIZE, PURSE
- BLUE: OLYMPIC SPORTS EQUIPMENT PIECES BALL, BIRD, DISC, STONE
- PURPLE: ____BAG PUPPY, GO, MIXED, SWAG
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.
