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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s game.” If instead you are looking for the Tuesday puzzle then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Tuesday, February 3 (Game #968).
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 #969): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- FRICTION
- MAGICAL
- HEATED
- RIVALRY
- COMBAT
- CONFLICT
- AS
- WAR
- NETSCAPE
- BINGO
- DIANA
- DISCORD
- LOTTERY
- ROUND
- APPROX.
- DICE
NYT Connections Today (Game #969) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Conflict
- GREEN: lucky contests
- BLUE: More or less
- PURPLE: basketball headlines
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 #969) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CONTAINMENT
- GREEN: GAMES OF CHANCE
- BLUE: MORE OR LESS, COLLOQUIALLY
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH NBA TEAMS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #969): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #969 are…
- YELLOW: CONTAINMENT CONFLICT, DISCORDANCE, FRICTION, RIVALRY
- GREEN: GAMES OF CHANCE BINGO, CRAPS, LOTTERY, WAR
- BLUE: MORE OR LESS, COLLOQUIALLY APPROX, LIKE, ROUND
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH NBA TEAMS BULLSEYE, HEATED, MAGIC, NETSCAPE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
Putting WARM-UP and RIVALRY tiles next to each other was the inside joke of this game, but it’s also a pretty good definition of CONTAINMENT.
I made my first mistake when assembling that yellow group, choosing WAR instead of RIVALRY.
Later in the game, WAR tripped me up again in the group that became CHANCE GAMES. Instead, I chose BULLSEYE because I thought it was somehow about luck (in darts and archery, you get the best points for getting it right).
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Tuesday, February 3, Game #968)
- YELLOW: CUT INTO PIECES CUBE, DICE, HASH, CHOPPED
- GREEN: PROVIDE A PLACE TO STAY PENSION, HOUSE, ACCOMMODATION, ROOM
- BLUE: TYPES OF GOLF CLUBS IRON, PUTTER, WEDGE, WOOD
- PURPLE: MEMORY ____ CARD, FOAM, HOLE, RAIL
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.
