Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
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NYT Connections today (game #464) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- PUMP
- SPEAKER
- FIRE
- MATTE
- MIC
- CHAIR
- FLAT
- AMP
- WHIP
- DUG
- HYPE
- SLIDE
- PEAT
- PSYCH
- MULE
- LEADER
NYT Connections today (game #464) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Let's do this!
- Green: Put your foot in it
- Blue: They're in charge, right?
- Purple: Sounds like a name
Need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #464) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GET EXCITED, WITH "UP"
- GREEN: KINDS OF SHOES
- BLUE: LEGISLATIVE ROLES
- PURPLE: NAME HOMOPHONES
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #464) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #464, are…
- YELLOW: GET EXCITED, WITH "UP" AMP, FIRE, HYPE, PSYCH
- GREEN: KINDS OF SHOES FLAT, MULE, PUMP, SLIDE
- BLUE: LEGISLATIVE ROLES CHAIR, LEADER, SPEAKER, WHIP
- PURPLE: NAME HOMOPHONES DUG, MATTE, MIC, PEAT
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 mistake
Just the one mistake for me today, and that came right at the start on what ended up being (supposedly) the easiest of the four groups. Fortunately, blue and purple were both a fair bit simpler than they sometimes are, so I was never close to failing overall.
Purple was a particular favorite of mine; I love homophone puzzles, and always look for them in Connections. Though they typically form the most difficult group, they're only difficult because they're 'hidden' compared to simple synonym groups; once you spot one, the other three are generally easy to find, so I always sound out each word just in case. That happened today with PEAT, which I looked at and thought… PETE? Then looked at the rest of the board and found MATTE (MATT), DUG (DOUG) and MIC (MIKE). Nice.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, 16 September, game #463)
- YELLOW: FOREMOST CHIEF, PREMIER, PRINCIPAL, SUPREME
- GREEN: SPIKY THINGS CACTUS, HEDGEHOG, MACE, PINEAPPLE
- BLUE: OVERLY SENTIMENTAL WORK CHEESE, CORN, MUSH, PAP
- PURPLE: THINGS THAT ARE CAPPED BOTTLE, GRADUATE, MUSHROOM, SALARY
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
