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 #990): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- NAPKIN
- COOK
- BABY
- MAJOR
- DEAN
- NURSE
- KEY
- MOTHER
- ESSENTIAL
- ALKALINE
- HARDEN
- ENCOURAGE
- DIATRIBE
- PRIMARY
- BROWN
- DECLAN
NYT Connections Today (Game #990) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Care
- GREEN: Starting motor
- BLUE: A common name
- PURPLE: They all include nearby groups.
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 #990) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CARE OF
- GREEN: PRIMARY
- BLUE: JAMES
- PURPLE: ENDING IN FAMILIAR WORDS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #990): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #990 are…
- YELLOW: CARE OF BABY, FOSTER, MOTHER, NURSE
- GREEN: PRIMARY BASIC, KEY, PRIMARY, MAIN
- BLUE: JAMES BROWN, COOK, DEAN, HARDEN
- PURPLE: ENDING IN FAMILIAR WORDS ALKALINE, DECLAN, DIATRIBE, NAPKIN
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
My mistake came from thinking that DEAN, PRIMARY and PRINCIPAL belonged to the same group of leaders; for some reason I included DECLAN (I was confusing him with deacon).
I removed that error and managed to remove CARE FOR, being a little hesitant about BABY as that seemed more like patronizing someone than caring for them, but I took the risk.
Again, I was hesitant about the four JAMESES tiles: HARDEN, DEAN and BROWN seemed logical, but COOK seemed too historical and I almost tapped on DECLAN because of the author named Declan James. Fortunately, I resisted the temptation.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, February 24, game #989)
- YELLOW: CALCIUM-BASED STRUCTURES BONES, CORAL, SHELLS, TEETH
- GREEN: SYMBOLS OF SCOTLAND BAGPIPE, SCOTTIE, TARTAN, THISTLE
- BLUE: FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHTS CHEKHOV, COWARD, MILLER, SHAW
- PURPLE: _____ BEAM BALANCE, JIM, LASER, TRACTOR
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.
