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 #977): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- CAN
- JERK
- TO
- CARD
- FROZEN
- PRODUCE
- DANCE
- DAIRY
- DO
- JAY
- FAST
- SHAPE
- DRAG
- FIRM
- MOLD
- TIGHT
NYT Connections Today (Game #977) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: The act of building
- GREEN: In a stable position
- BLUE: Short versions of baseball teams.
- PURPLE: Add a real name
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 #977) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BUILD
- GREEN: FIXED IN PLACE
- BLUE: MLB PLAYER, FOR SHORT
- PURPLE: ____ QUEEN
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #977): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #977 are…
- YELLOW: BUILD FORM, MAKE, MOLD, PRODUCE
- GREEN: FIXED IN PLACE FAST, FIRM, FROZEN, TIGHT
- BLUE: MLB PLAYER, FOR SHORT A, CARD, JAY, YANK
- PURPLE: ____ QUEEN DAIRY, DANCE, DRAG, MAY
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
One of the things I like about Connections, and there are many, is when you get a group based on a hunch of a tile.
I understood that today with DANCING, which made me think of two things: dancing with the stars and prom queen of the Swedish pop group ABBA.
Aside from DRAG, I wasn’t sure if DAIRY and MAY also worked alongside QUEEN, but I chose them because they sounded good. I have since discovered that Dairy Queen is one of the few American restaurant chains that has not yet arrived in the UK, although it has arrived in Saudi Arabia.
My other culture gap of the day was MLB PLAYER FOR SHORT: JAY and YANK. It may have connected, but A and CARD seemed completely unrelated to baseball from my position of limited knowledge.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday, February 11, game #976)
- YELLOW: ACT IN LOVE MOON, PINE, FAINTING, YEAR
- GREEN: PROFITS PROFIT, NET, PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE
- BLUE: COMPACT MASS BLOCK, BRICK, CAKE, DISC
- PURPLE: ROLLER_____ BAG, COASTERS, DERBY, TRACK
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.
