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, October 31 (Game #873).
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 #874): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
(See images above!)
- RAVEN
- pinky
- CHIP
- JET
- RED
- ROCKY
- ARCHIVE
- CLYDE
- RESISTANT
- SUE
- TELLER
- CARRY
- PROCESS
- WHAT PRODUCES ITCHING
- PASSED
- CHER
NYT Connections Today (Game #874) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Legal steps
- GREEN: The darkest color
- BLUE: Half of a human double act
- PURPLE: Half of an animated double act.
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 #874) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TAKE TO COURT
- GREEN: BLACK
- BLUE: SECOND IN A FAMOUS REAL-LIFE DUO
- PURPLE: RODENTS WHO ARE THE FIRST IN A CARTOON DUO
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #874): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #874 are…
- YELLOW: TAKE TO COURT ACCUSE, PRESENT, ACCUSE, SUE
- GREEN: BLACK INK, JET, PITCH, RAVEN
- BLUE: SECOND IN A FAMOUS REAL-LIFE DUO CHER, CLYDE, HARDY, CASHIER
- PURPLE: RODENTS WHO ARE THE FIRST IN A CARTOON DUO CHIP, itchy, pinky, rocky
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
I was very slow on the uptake today and it took me until the last eight tiles to realize there were two DUO groups.
Before my delayed reveal, I had made several mistakes, mixing RODENTS COMING FIRST IN A CARTOON DUO and SECOND IN A REAL-LIFE FAMOUS DUO, but the mists lifted after I got the easier yellow and green groups.
This game was rife with cheats: INKY and PINKY are characters from Pac-Man (CLYDE is another), RAVEN could be half of the European DJ duo Raven & Kreyn, and while they’re probably unknown to American audiences, Mel and SUE are two of the UK’s most beloved TV presenting duos.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, October 31, game #873)
- YELLOW: RICH WITH GOLD BEAR, BED, CHAIR, GACHA
- GREEN: ASHBERRY MOUSE, PUMPKIN, SLIPPER, WAND
- BLUE: POPEYE ANCHOR, LID, TUBE, SPINACH
- PURPLE: MRS. PAC-MAN ARCH, CHERRIES, GHOST, PELLETS
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.
