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.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play more word games, of course. I also have daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle’s current page covers the original viral word game.
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 #861): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- CRUNCHY
- FALL
- LEAVES
- COVER
- BUG
- SWAMP
- WIG
- SHED
- SKIRT
- JACKET
- DROP
- FLIP
- BACKBONE
- DOVER
- FREAK
- DELETE
NYT Connections Today (Game #861) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Fall
- GREEN: Elements of a pocket book
- BLUE: types of panic
- PURPLE: Sweets with added element
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 #861) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: KNOCKED DOWN
- GREEN: PARTS OF A BOOK
- BLUE: LOSE IT, WITH “OUT”
- PURPLE: CHOCOLATE BARS 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 #861): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #861 are…
- YELLOW: KNOCKED DOWN FALL, SPILL, FALL, THROWING
- GREEN: PARTS OF A BOOK COVER, JACKET, LEAVES, BACK
- BLUE: LOSE IT, WITH “OUT” BUG, FLIP, FREAK, WIG
- PURPLE: CHOCOLATE BARS PLUS ONE LETTER CRISPY, DOVER, MARSH, SKIN
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
AUTUMN is here and it was very tempting to link it with LEAVES and some other faintly autumnal words, but it was a short-lived madness.
My mistake came when I formed a group that I imagined was about leaving a situation: LEAVES, FLIPING, TUMBLE, and SPILL. After getting nowhere with that, I managed to see the yellow/easier group and continued without problems.
CHOCOLATE BARS is a recurring Connections category, but CHOCOLATE BARS PLUS A LETTER completely passed me by. Skor is not something I have come across in the UK where I live, probably due to the European conquering Dime bar which seems to have identical teeth destroying qualities. More research is needed on chocolate bars in the United States.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, October 18, game #860)
- YELLOW: SLIDE BREEZE, COAST, FLOAT, SKATING
- GREEN: WORDS BEFORE “BALL” IN SPORTS DODGE, HAND, PICKLE, RACKET
- BLUE: PROLIFIC ACTORS BACON, CAGE, CRUISE, FORD
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF SYNONYMS OF “VEND” CELL, HOCK, PEDAL, TRAY
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.
