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 25 (game #990).
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 #991) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- SHAMROCK
- DRUMROLL
- PUNCHLINE
- MILESTONE
- PRETTY
- WATERSHED
- GRASSHOPPER
- LANDMARK
- CHECK
- TIMING
- ATTENTION
- STATUE OF LIBERTY
- SETUP
- WASABI
- CALLBACK
- CROSSROADS
NYT Connections today (game #991) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Moment of truth
- GREEN: Share same color
- BLUE: Parts of a gag
- PURPLE: Add a polite word
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 #991) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PIVOTAL POINT
- GREEN: GREEN THINGS
- BLUE: ELEMENTS OF JOKE-TELLING
- PURPLE: “___ PLEASE"
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #991) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #991, are…
- YELLOW: PIVOTAL POINT CROSSROADS, LANDMARK, MILESTONE, WATERSHED
- GREEN: GREEN THINGS GRASSHOPPER, SHAMROCK, STATUE OF LIBERTY, WASABI
- BLUE: ELEMENTS OF JOKE-TELLING CALLBACK, PUNCHLINE, SETUP, TIMING
- PURPLE: “___ PLEASE" ATTENTION, CHECK, DRUMROLL, PRETTY
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I was really pleased when I got the GREEN THINGS group, but on reflection it was only STATUE OF LIBERTY that could have tripped me up — as she is only green because of the patina of the copper.
You may well know this, but in 1886, the statue was a shiny, reddish-brown copper color; it turned green over the following two to three decades due to natural oxidation.
Anyway, I digress — PIVOTAL POINT I found pretty straightforward, but when it came down to the final eight tiles I struggled to find a quartet among them and initially thought ELEMENTS OF JOKE-TELLING had something to do with making a speech — which I suppose stand up is (particularly bad ones).
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, February 25, game #990)
- YELLOW: CARE FOR BABY, FOSTER, MOTHER, NURSE
- GREEN: ELEMENTARY BASIC, KEY, PRIMARY, PRINCIPAL
- BLUE: JAMESES BROWN, COOK, DEAN, HARDEN
- PURPLE: ENDING IN FAMILY WORDS ALKALINE, DECLAN, DIATRIBE, NAPKIN
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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