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 (Set #896): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- J.F.K.
- QUEEN
- BURROW
- FINANCIAL WORLD
- LOOSE
- INTRODUCE
- EASY
- missing in action
- DEN
- THEATER COMPANY MEMBER
- nixon
- LOSE
- GIVE ME
- LOOSE
- PLATOON
- BURROW
NYT Connections Today (Game #896) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: relaxed attitude
- GREEN: where the beasts live
- BLUE: From the manufacturer of any sunday
- PURPLE: Song parts by Swedish hit makers
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 #896) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: AMAZING
- GREEN: ANIMAL HOMES
- BLUE: OLIVER STONE FILMS
- PURPLE: SECOND WORDS IN ABBA HITS TITLES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #896): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #896 are…
- YELLOW: AMAZING EASY, LAX, LOOSE, SLACK
- GREEN: ANIMAL HOMES burrow, den, shelter, burrow
- BLUE: OLIVER STONE FILMS JFK, NIXON, PLATOON, WALL STREET
- PURPLE: SECOND WORDS IN ABBA HITS TITLES DAME, MIA, QUEEN, TROUPER
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
Even though I knew it was a trap, I couldn’t help myself and started with a group containing JFK, LAX, MIA, and DEN, thinking these abbreviation codes for US airports would make a great Connections category. Unfortunately, I was wrong.
Instead, each of these three-letter tokens belonged to a different group. I should have seen JFK more quickly, but here I almost hit a dead end here too, thinking it was a presidential group before I realized there were four OLIVER STONE MOVIES.
I rescued some pride by gathering the purple group a little early and finding a home for what I initially thought was Miami International Airport.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, November 22, game #895)
- YELLOW: LITTLE DAB, DROP, SPLASH, TOUCH
- GREEN: SAILOR SALTY DOG, PATTERN, HISTORY, TAR
- BLUE: TROPICAL FRUITS/VEGETABLES BITTER MELON, CHAYOTE, DURIAN, soursop
- PURPLE: ____ OFFER BIG, PLEA, RAW, HONEY
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.
