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 #560): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- STATISTICS
- CROWN
- ABBOTT
- ELEMENTARY
- NUN
- KEY
- DOME
- ABBA
- LAUREL
- MONK
- COCONUT
- FRY
- SKULL
- BONES
- KAYAK
- KOJAK
NYT Connections Today (Game #560) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some leads for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Body Parts Slang
- GREEN: From here to there
- BLUE: Watching the detectives
- PURPLE: the other half
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 #560) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ARGUMENT FOR THE HEAD
- GREEN: PALINDROMES
- BLUE: POLICE PROCEDURES
- PURPLE: FIRST IN A COMEDY DUO
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #560): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #560 are…
- YELLOW: ARGUMENT FOR THE HEAD COCONUT, CROWN, DOME, SKULL
- GREEN: PALINDROMES ABBA, KAYAK, NUN, STATISTICS
- BLUE: POLICE PROCEDURES BONES, PRIMARY, KOJAK, MONK
- PURPLE: FIRST IN A COMEDY DUO ABBOTT, FRY, KEY, LAUREL
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 error
If today’s Connections had included the words Noggin, Nut, Helmet or Bonce, I might not have had such a hard time watching SLANG FOR HEAD. Instead, it was PALINDROMES that caught my attention first, although that was mainly because I couldn’t see how Swedish pop legends ABBA could connect with anything else, unless there was an obscure 70s Eurovision act called KOJAK, which is entirely possible.
According to Wikipedia, the longest palindrome in common use is the 19-letter Finnish word saippuakivikauppias (soapstone seller).
Wikipedia also refers us to some palindromous phrases such as “A man, a plan, a canal, Panama” to which we could surely add “a KAJAK” (or a saippuakivikauppias), and the eternal question “Do geese see God?” ? “
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Saturday, December 21, game #559)
- YELLOW: LOOP BAND, CIRCLE, HOOP, RING
- GREEN: COOKING CONTAINERS Casserole, crockery, frying pan, pot
- BLUE: TYPES OF BEDS BUNK, CANOPY, MURPHY, SLED
- PURPLE: THINGS CALLED “OSCAR” NONSENSE, grumpy, oh, figurine
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.
