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 clues.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play more word games, of course. I also have daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle’s current page covers the original viral word game.
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 #565): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- TAPS
- UNICORN
- IRONS
- BACON
- PRESSES
- PHOENIX
- CAR
- WITCHCRAFT
- BRIDGES
- AFRICA
- TOAST
- WASHINGTON
- SEMOLINA
- BLOWS
- HASH
- CLICK
NYT Connections Today (Game #565) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Morning staples
- GREEN: On/Off
- BLUE: beep beep
- PURPLE: And the prize goes to…
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 #565) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BREAKFAST SIDES
- GREEN: PUSH BUTTONS, LIKE BUTTON
- BLUE: THEY HAVE A HORN
- PURPLE: OSCAR WINNING ACTORS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #565): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #565 are…
- YELLOW: BREAKFAST SIDES BACON, SEMOLE, hash, toast
- GREEN: PUSH BUTTONS, LIKE BUTTON CLICK, BLOWS, PRESSURES, TOUCHES
- BLUE: THEY HAVE A HORN AFRICA, BUGLER, CAR, UNICORN
- PURPLE: OSCAR WINNING ACTORS BRIDGES, IRONS, PHOENIX, WASHINGTON
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 error
The first thing I thought of when I saw PHOENIX and IRONS on the grid were the actors River and Jeremy. I spent years trying to think of a movie they appeared in together (I later found out there isn’t one, but they were both in Shakespeare’s TV drama). The hollow crown). Then I became convinced they must be related to Denzil WASHINGTON and Kevin BACON and got the dreaded “one away.”
After connecting the breakfast items, I found the correct group for BACON and the rest fell into place.
The blue group completely baffled me. While it is true that THEY HAVE A HORN, the one AFRICA has is very different than the one you would find in a CAR. That’s the random beauty of Connections.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Thursday, December 26, Game #564)
- YELLOW: APPROXIMATELY ABOUT, AROUND, LIKE, Rough
- GREEN: TREES ELDER, PALM, PINE, FIR
- BLUE: LARGE, AS QUANTITY HANDSOME, HEALTHY, RESPECTABLE, ORDERED
- PURPLE: US STATE ABBREVIATIONS, ACCORDING TO THE AP STYLE GUIDE WING, ARK, MISS, MINERAL
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.
