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 #942): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- SCISSORS
- goosebumps
- HEATHERS
- PIN FOR CLOTHES
- JAYWALK
- ROCKER
- FIT
- COOL
- LEVER
- PLANE
- TREMBLE
- SPEED
- TRASH
- TINGLE
- MARSALA
- LAZE
NYT Connections Today (Game #942) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: fear reactions
- GREEN: Misdemeanors
- BLUE: pivot points
- PURPLE: Edible beginnings
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 #942) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A SMALL RESPONSE TO STRONG EMOTIONS
- GREEN: BREAK THE RULES
- BLUE: FIRST CLASS LEVERS
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH CANDY BARS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #942): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #942 are…
- YELLOW: A SMALL RESPONSE TO STRONG EMOTIONS Chill, goosebumps, chills, tingling
- GREEN: BREAK THE RULES Jaywalking, trash, loitering, speed
- BLUE: FIRST CLASS LEVERS CLOTHES PIN, LEVER, SCISSORS, ROCKER
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH CANDY BARS PLANE, DOVETAIL, HEATHER, MARSALA
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I made it to the last eight tiles with no idea which blue and purple groups were, but somehow I made it home without making a mistake. It’s a Connections miracle!
I watched BREAK THE RULES because when I first visited California I was terrified that I would get arrested for jaywalking, after someone from my school came back from vacation and told everyone that he had been arrested for jaywalking. He was lying, of course, but it made me think that if I set foot on an American highway, the American police would pounce on me.
I’d like to pretend I saw Mars, Heath, Aero and Dove, but that was a wild guess. A good thing too, since I’ve never thought about FIRST CLASS LEVERS.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Wednesday, January 7, Game #941)
- YELLOW: DOPPELGÄNGER CLONE, DOUBLE, MIRROR, DOORBELL
- GREEN: PORTION CONCERN, INTEREST, SHARE, BET
- BLUE: COMMON FLAG SYMBOLS HALF MOON, CROSS, STAR, STRIPE
- PURPLE: PRESSED WITH PRESS CIDER, GARLIC, PANTS, WINE
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 items 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.
