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 #868): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- STARLING
- BRASS
- BEAUTY
- BEE
- STAYING
- FLOAT
- DROPLET
- WIND
- CHAIN
- TALENT
- BUTTERFLY
- KITCHENETTE
- STING
- PUPPY
- PERCUSSION
- POPULARITY
NYT Connections Today (Game #868) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: make music
- GREEN: As the greatest said.
- BLUE: Types of competition
- PURPLE: Smaller versions (grammatically)
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 #868) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS
- GREEN: WORDS IN A FAMOUS QUOTE BY MUHAMMAD ALI
- BLUE: TYPES OF CONTESTS
- PURPLE: WORDS WITH DIMINUTIVE SUFFIXES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #868): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #868 are…
- YELLOW: TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS BRASS, PERCUSSION, STRING, WIND
- GREEN: WORDS IN A FAMOUS QUOTE BY MUHAMMAD ALI BEE, BUTTERFLY, FLOAT, STINGS
- BLUE: TYPES OF CONTESTS BEAUTY, POPULARITY, LOOK, TALENT
- PURPLE: WORDS WITH DIMINUTIVE SUFFIXES PUPPY, DROP, KITCHEN, SNEEZING
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
The NYT constantly finds new ways to baffle and mislead Connections.
Today, the column containing STARLING, STARING, STRING, STING distracted me and it was impossible to resist putting it together as a group; not that I could see the link beyond the five recurring letters.
After being wrong, I made another bet with BEE, BUTTERFLY, FLOAT, STING remembering a singer called Johnny Wakelin and his hit from the 70s. black superman with his choir “Muhammad, Muhammad Ali, floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee.”
After this win I got INSTRUMENT TYPES pretty easily, but I botched the last eight tiles and found CONTEST TYPES after a couple of shuffling attempts. Not exactly the best, but they didn’t knock me out either.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, October 25, game #867)
- 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
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.
