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 Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today 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 #571) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- TIME
- CLOCK
- DONUT
- PADDLE
- TIRED
- MONTH
- BEAT
- REGISTER
- CATCH
- TAG
- INCH
- DAYS
- METER
- JUROR
- NOTICE
- RHYTHM
NYT Connections today (game #571) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Observation
- GREEN: Tempo
- BLUE: They come in dozens
- PURPLE: Add an animal
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 #571) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PERCEIVE
- GREEN: CADENCE
- BLUE: ONE IN A GROUP OF TWELVE
- PURPLE: DOG __
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #571) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #571, are…
- YELLOW: PERCEIVE CATCH, CLOCK, NOTICE, REGISTER
- GREEN: CADENCE BEAT, METER, RHYTHM, TIME
- BLUE: ONE IN A GROUP OF TWELVE DONUT, INCH, JUROR, MONTH
- PURPLE: DOG __ DAYS, PADDLE, TAG, TIRED
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 mistake
I took a guess today that BEAT, METER, RHYTHM and TIME were a group, thinking that drumming was the connection and so it proved.
Despite being slow on the uptake, I landed the Yellow group next and was happy to have sidestepped the TIME, CLOCK, DAYS trap.
There was no brushing off imaginary dust from my shoulders, though, as I failed to see both ONE IN A GROUP OF TWELVE and DOG __ and got home through the sheer luck of shuffling the remain eight words until I got a quartet that looked kind of OK.
When it comes to Connections I’ll take any win I can get.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, 1 January, game #570)
- YELLOW: SLIMY ANIMALS EARTHWORM, EEL, SALAMANDER, SLUG
- GREEN: THINGS THAT LUMINESCE AURORA, FIREFLY, GLOWSTICK, RADIUM
- BLUE: DUTCH SYMBOLS CANAL, CLOG, TULIP, WINDMILL
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PLUNGE" GATECRASH, RAINDROP, SKYDIVE, WATERFALL
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.
