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 #563): Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- QUEEN
- STAR
- CUPID
- STRONG
- RUDOLF
- SAGITTARIUS
- BABYSITTER
- KITE
- BITCH
- MOON
- Robin Hood
- SHANNON
- HAWK EYE
- SEER
- Jenny
- PLANET
NYT Connections Today (Game #563) – Clue #1 – Group Hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Astronomy
- GREEN: bow and arrow
- BLUE: lady beasts
- PURPLE: “Live from New York…”
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 #563) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CELESTIAL OBJECTS
- GREEN: ARCHERS
- BLUE: FEMALE ANIMALS
- PURPLE: “SNL” CAST MEMBERS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #563): The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #563 are…
- YELLOW: CELESTIAL OBJECTS COMET, MOON, PLANET, STAR
- GREEN: ARCHERS CUPID, HAWKEYE, ROBIN HOOD, SAGITTARIUS
- BLUE: FEMALE ANIMALS JENNY, NANNY, QUEEN, VIXEN
- PURPLE: “SNL” CAST MEMBERS FEY, RUDOLPH, SHANNON, STRONG
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The stars aligned for me today when I turned groups of three into four.
I knew that the symbol of SAGITTARIUS was a centaur, but I forgot that he also held a bow and arrow; It apparently symbolizes how people born under this zodiac sign are decisive and hit the mark at all times.
ROBIN HOOD also gives its name to the archery equivalent of the hole-in-one: when an archer splits an arrow already on target with another arrow shot from the same location. A moment as rare as going through Connections without making a mistake.
Merry Christmas everyone.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Tuesday, December 24, Game #562)
- YELLOW: “LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OMG!” BEARS, LIONS, OH GOD, TIGERS
- GREEN: LOVED, AS A FRIEND CLOSE, DEAR, INTIMATE, TIGHT
- BLUE: WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE LETTERS IN PLURAL BEES, EASE, JAYS, USE
- PURPLE: WHEN TRIPLE, PRESS SONG TITLES BILLS, GOODBYE, GIVE ME, PLEASE
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.
