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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, January 27 (Game #961).
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 #962): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- RIB
- ENGINE
- MOCK
- TIRE
- DISH
- RAG
- NEEDLE
- GLOVES
- IMPOSTOR
- BUCKET
- PRETEND
- TIME
- SOAP
- FICTIONAL
- ARM
- ME
NYT Connections Today (Game #962) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Fake
- GREEN: Things needed to mop the floor.
- BLUE: Things necessary to play vinyl.
- PURPLE: Precede with an extra word
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 #962) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: IMITATION
- GREEN: CLEANING PRODUCTS
- BLUE: COMPONENTS OF A TURNTABLE
- PURPLE: REPLACEMENT ____
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #962): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #962 are…
- YELLOW: IMITATION FOOL, SIMULATION, PRETENTION, FALSE
- GREEN: CLEANING PRODUCTS BUCKET, GLOVES, CLOTH, SOAP
- BLUE: COMPONENTS OF A TURNTABLE MOTOR, NEEDLE, PLATE, ARM
- PURPLE: REPLACEMENT ____ ME, RIB, TIME, TIRE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 error
I made a mistake when I thought there was a group that was dedicated to making fun of someone, connecting RIB, RAG, MOCK and NEEDLE.
This was all before I discovered the link between DUMMY, PRETEND and SHAM, which MOCK also fit into.
It bothers me that I didn’t immediately see COMPONENTS OF A TURNTABLE, as I remain a lover of vinyl above any other music format. I think it was the ENGINE that diverted me; If we had had a cartridge or speed selector, I might not have missed it.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, January 27, Game #961)
- YELLOW: VERY LAUGHTER
- GREEN: NHL TEAM MEMBER
- BLUE: FIRST WORDS OF THE NAMES OF THE ROBIN HOOD CHARACTERS
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH BASEBALL TEAM
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.
