A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, February 18 (game #983).
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 Connections hints.
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 #984) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- PEEPS
- POKER
- DISCO
- STU
- SHOVEL
- BRAYS
- BASKET
- BELLOWS
- BOYLE
- JOHN TRAVOLTA
- TONGS
- DYE
- PLATFORM
- SHOES
- EGGS
- SEER
- POLYESTER
- SUIT
NYT Connections today (game #984) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Bunny business
- GREEN: Stoke the flames
- BLUE: As seen in classic dance movie
- PURPLE: Sounds like cookery
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 #984) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: EASTER SUPPLIES
- GREEN: FIREPLACE ACCESSORIES
- BLUE: ELEMENTS OF "SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER"
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO COOK SOMETHING
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #984) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #984, are…
- YELLOW: EASTER SUPPLIES BASKET, DYE, EGGS, PEEPS
- GREEN: FIREPLACE ACCESSORIES BELLOWS, POKER, SHOVEL, TONGS
- BLUE: ELEMENTS OF "SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER" DISCO, JOHN TRAVOLTA, PLATFORM SHOES, POLYESTER SUIT
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO COOK SOMETHING BOYLE, BRAYS, SEER, STU
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I am sure that when considering the difficulty levels of categories the puzzle setters do not consider international players. If they did then today’s yellow group of EASTER SUPPLIES would be a purple — which is my excuse for solving it last.
Prior to this, tiles containing JOHN TRAVOLTA and DISCO could only mean one thing. Incidentally did you know that the white POLYESTER SUIT that featured in Saturday Night Fever sold at auction in 2023 for $220,000. A year later the light-up dancefloor he busted those legendary moves on went for $325,000.
With two groups down I was fortunate to see HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO COOK SOMETHING, thus avoiding not knowing what PEEPS are.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, February 18, game #983)
- YELLOW: RETRO HAIR DIRECTIVES CRIMP, CURL, FEATHER, TEASE
- GREEN: RETRO SLANG FOR COOL BAD, FLY, RAD, WICKED
- BLUE: CHICKEN DESCRIPTORS BANTAM, CRESTED, FREE-RANGE, LEGHORN
- PURPLE: ____ CREAM HEAVY, SHAVING, SOUR, TOPICAL
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.
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