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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, February 26 (game #991).
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 #992) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- JUDAS
- DRILL
- QUALITY
- BUTTERFLY
- FRENCH
- BENCH
- AIR
- RIPPLE
- SNAKE
- SNOWBALL
- TRAITOR
- MANNER
- DOMINO
- PRINTING
- IMPRESSION
- TURNCOAT
NYT Connections today (game #992) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Untrustworthy behavior
- GREEN: Possessing a magnetic personality
- BLUE: Phenomena where one thing leads to another
- PURPLE: Add some firmly applied pressure
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 #992) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BACKSTABBER
- GREEN: AURA
- BLUE: KINDS OF CHAIN REACTION "EFFECTS"
- PURPLE: ___ PRESS
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #992) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #992, are…
- YELLOW: BACKSTABBER JUDAS, SNAKE, TRAITOR, TURNCOAT
- GREEN: AURA AIR, IMPRESSION, MANNER, QUALITY
- BLUE: KINDS OF CHAIN REACTION "EFFECTS" BUTTERFLY, DOMINO, RIPPLE, SNOWBALL
- PURPLE: ___ PRESS BENCH, DRILL, FRENCH, PRINTING
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 mistake
If you think about the four KINDS OF CHAIN REACTION “EFFECTS” then SNOWBALL is quite different, as instead of one thing causing another it is more about one thing leading to the accumulation of more things.
Connections, however, is closer to the DOMINO “effect”; knock down one group and it makes the next one easier, but not inevitable.
I was thinking about this after I messed up the group that became AURA. Mistakenly thinking it was about clothing I picked DRILL instead of IMPRESSION, before immediately seeing the error of my ways.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, February 26, game #991)
- 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
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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