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 instead you are looking for the Friday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips & Answers for Friday, February 27 (Game #992).
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 #993): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- BEGIN
- KNEEL
- TAILOR
- SELLER
- COMES
- PILOT
- SERIOUS
- CHOP
- DESIRE
- ROAD
- CRUNCH
- SONG
- NOVAK
- THIRST
- CRUISE
- DIRECTOR
- URGE
NYT Connections Today (Game #993) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: a desperate hunger
- GREEN: Racing in motion
- BLUE: sounds like someone
- PURPLE: More space
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 #993) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CRAVING
- GREEN: JOBS THAT INVOLVE TRAVEL
- BLUE: HOMOPHONE NAMES
- PURPLE: ASTRONOMICAL TERMS PLUS ONE LETTER
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #993): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #993 are…
- YELLOW: CRAVING DESIRE, ITCH, THIRST, URGENCY
- GREEN: JOBS THAT INVOLVE TRAVEL CRUISE DIRECTOR, PILOT, ROADIE, SALESMAN
- BLUE: HOMOPHONE NAMES SERIOUS, KNEEL, WHISPER, SASTRATE
- PURPLE: ASTRONOMICAL TERMS PLUS ONE LETTER COME, NOVAK, BEGINNING, SONG
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I rushed through today’s game without much thought, something I really regret now, as if I had applied a bit of strategy I would have solved the purple group first.
However, that would require me to slow down, something I struggle with when I find Connections to be a bit easier.
Of course, it’s easy to say this in retrospect, but if I had started with START, instead of getting carried away by daydreams triggered by the word ROADIE, then I would feel pretty pleased with myself (roadie is the job I would do in an alternate reality where I was a cool person with a cool nickname and a cool leather jacket).
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, February 27, game #992)
- YELLOW: TRAITOR JUDAS, SNAKE, TRAITOR, TURN
- GREEN: AURA AIR, PRINT, SHAPE, QUALITY
- BLUE: TYPES OF CHAIN REACTION “EFFECTS” BUTTERFLY, DOMINO, RIPPLE, SNOWBALL
- PURPLE: ___ PRESS BENCH, DRILL, FRENCH, PRINT
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.
