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, January 16 (Game #950).
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 #951): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- AND SO
- SLING
- HIDE
- BLANKET
- FUR
- SINK
- RED
- COAT
- FUR
- COVER
- CAST
- INKS
- SIMON
- LAUNCH
- RELATIVES
- CAPTURE
NYT Connections Today (Game #951) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Extend a layer
- GREEN: Throw forward
- BLUE: Same letters in a variety of order.
- PURPLE: The beginning of children’s activities.
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 #951) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: EXTENDED
- GREEN: LAUNCH
- BLUE: ANAGRAMS
- PURPLE: FIRST GAME WORDS FOR CHILDREN
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #951): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #951 are…
- YELLOW: EXTENDED BLANKET, COAT, COVER, PLASTER
- GREEN: LAUNCH CAST, LAUNCHED, SKIN, SLING
- BLUE: ANAGRAMS INKS, KINS, SINK, SKIN
- PURPLE: FIRST GAME WORDS FOR CHILDREN CAPTURE, HIDE, RED, SIMON
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 3 mistakes
I worked hard with today’s yellow group including SKIN and then HIDE instead of PLASTER, before finally finding the right quartet.
The green and blue groups were easier, but as always I was wary of Connections’ tricks.
A quartet of four-letter ANAGRAMS seemed too obvious, but sometimes the obvious is right – it’s all part of staying alert.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, January 16, game #950)
- YELLOW: TYPES OF HATS DERBY, FEDORA, PANAMA, PORKPIE
- GREEN: COMPONENTS OF CHILDREN’S BEDY ROUTINE BATH, BRUSHING, PAJAMAS, STORY
- BLUE: MUSICAL ACTS WITH “A” AS THE ONLY VOICE ALABAMA, BANANARAMA, KANSAS, SANTANA
- PURPLE: BIG ____ BAHAMA, CANNON, PIANO, SLAM
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.
