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 #587): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- LABEL
- BACKBONE
- PAGE
- TIDE
- URGE
- STICKER
- CLUE
- STIMULATE
- CORNER
- ARTIST
- DRIVE
- TABLES
- CHOP
- THORN
- ALBUM
- IMPULSE
NYT Connections Today (Game #587) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: constant craving
- GREEN: sharp tip
- BLUE: manga notes
- PURPLE: Beginning of a common sentence
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 #587) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: DESIRE
- GREEN: BEARD
- BLUE: INFORMATION ABOUT A RECORD
- PURPLE: SPIN THE ___
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #587): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #587 are…
- YELLOW: DESIRE IMPULSE, IMPULSE, ITCH, URGENCY
- GREEN: BEARD SPINE, Spur, STICKER, THORN
- BLUE: INFORMATION ABOUT A RECORD ALBUM, ARTIST, LABEL, TRACK
- PURPLE: SPIN THE ___ CORNER, PAGE, TABLES, TIDE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 errors
There are times in Connections when you don’t see a common theme among more than a couple of the 16 words. Other times similarities abound, as is the case today.
I fought with two groups. I immediately thought that vinyl records were the link to the blue, INFORMATION ON A DISC, but they also include a SPINE, so I initially placed one there.
Meanwhile, I wasted another mistake by thinking that SPUR, as on the spur of the moment, belonged to URGE, IMPULSE and ITCH, while instead being part of the BARB group with STICKER, THORN and the aforementioned SPINE.
These drawbacks are, of course, why Connections is so fun to solve.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday, January 17, game #586)
- YELLOW: FRANKFURTER BANGER, BRAT, BOND, SAUSAGE
- GREEN: STRIKE BOP, HIT, KNOCK, KNOCK
- BLUE: WEB BROWSERS CHROME, EDGE, OPERA, SAFARI
- PURPLE: ENDING BEER BRANDS AUTOHARP, DOUBLE BASS, PEPPERONI, ROSEBUD
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.
