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 #582): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- BANK
- PARK
- BOOK
- STORE
- RESERVE
- TRAIN
- SCHOOL
- POOL
- LAND
- SIGN
- INCH
- COACH
- FOLD
- GLOW
- GUIDE
- BRAKE
NYT Connections Today (Game #582) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Learn
- GREEN: collection of articles
- BLUE: take the wheel
- PURPLE: twisted creatures
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 #582) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TEACH
- GREEN: CACHE
- BLUE: DIRECTIVES FROM THE DRIVING INSTRUCTOR
- PURPLE: WORM
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #582): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #582 are…
- YELLOW: TEACH COACH, GUIDE, SCHOOL, TRAIN
- GREEN: CACHE BANK, POOL, RESERVATION, STORE
- BLUE: DIRECTIVES FROM THE DRIVING INSTRUCTOR BRAKE, PARKING, SIGNAL, TURN
- PURPLE: WORM BOOK, EARTH, GLOW, INCHES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 error
In the list of DRIVING INSTRUCTOR DIRECTIVES, the one I heard the most during my lessons was BRAKE. I drove so badly that my first instructor refused to take me out after my second lesson: I crashed into a police car in stopped traffic. The cops thought it was funny, the instructor not so much.
When I finally came to do my first test, I failed after 10 seconds, after managing not to SIGNAL and then turning in the wrong direction and straight into oncoming vehicles.
I should add that during this period I also crashed my father’s car into a rock and then into a tree.
Fortunately, after a 10-year hiatus, everything fell into place and I passed my second test. I even thought about becoming a driving teacher, but then I realized I would have to teach people like I did when I was 17.
Anyway, a lovely Connections today. Certainly less stressful than a driving lesson.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Sunday, January 12, Game #581)
- YELLOW: MANUFACTURING FAIRY TALE, FANTASY, FICTION, INVENTION
- GREEN: WOO CHARM, COURT, CHASE, ROMANCE
- BLUE: ATARI CLASSIC GAMES ASTEROIDS, LEAK, CENTIPEDE, DEFENDER
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH TAILS COIN TOP, KITES, COAT, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
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.
