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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 24 (Game #866).
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 #867): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- DATE
- VEST
- LIGHT
- AXIS
- RAY
- WOOL
- ALARM
- LINCOLN
- GRANT
- MILK
- HOSE
- GRANT
- HUSTLE
- CHRONOGRAPH
- AGREEMENT
- САРОТЕ
NYT Connections Today (Game #867) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Cheat
- GREEN: Casio Basic Tools
- BLUE: Discuss
- PURPLE: A common Oscar category
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 #867) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SCAM
- GREEN: DIGITAL CLOCK FEATURES
- BLUE: CONFER
- PURPLE: BIOPICS WINNERS FOR BEST ACTOR
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #867): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #867 are…
- YELLOW: SCAM POLAR, HOSE, CHESS, SHAFT
- GREEN: DIGITAL CLOCK FEATURES ALARM, DATE, LIGHT, STOPWATCH
- BLUE: CONFER AGREEMENT, PRIZE, GRANT, GRANT
- PURPLE: BIOPICS WINNERS FOR BEST ACTOR CAPOTE, LINCOLN, MILK, RAY
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This match represents a great start to the weekend for me, because I actually guessed the purple group for the first time in weeks.
Yes, there were only eight tiles left when I bought it and I was thinking about the movies and not necessarily the BEST ACTOR WINNING BIOPICS, but I’m still excited.
As someone who has owned a basic Casio digital watch and an all-singing Apple Watch, the things I use the most (ALARM and STOPWATCH) were common with both, although the Casio couldn’t do my favorite thing, which is help me find my phone.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, October 24, game #866)
- 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
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.
