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 Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, February 2 (game #967).
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 #968) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- CARD
- WOOD
- FOAM
- DICE
- BOARD
- CUBE
- QUARTER
- HOLE
- HASH
- HOUSE
- IRON
- MINCE
- WEDGE
- LANE
- LODGE
- PUTTER
NYT Connections today (game #968) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Chop up food
- GREEN: Places to rest
- BLUE: Used to play 18 holes
- PURPLE: Begin with a word to remember
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 #968) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CUT INTO PIECES
- GREEN: PROVIDE WITH A PLACE TO STAY
- BLUE: KINDS OF GOLF CLUBS
- PURPLE: MEMORY ____
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #968) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #968, are…
- YELLOW: CUT INTO PIECES CUBE, DICE, HASH, MINCE
- GREEN: PROVIDE WITH A PLACE TO STAY BOARD, HOUSE, LODGE, QUARTER
- BLUE: KINDS OF GOLF CLUBS IRON, PUTTER, WEDGE, WOOD
- PURPLE: MEMORY ____ CARD, FOAM, HOLE, LANE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 mistake
I managed to convince myself that there was a group containing things you toss, so I tried linking DICE, QUARTER, CARD and, in desperation for a fourth tile, CUBE.
This error out of the way I managed to think a bit more logically, seeing PROVIDE WITH A PLACE TO STAY and KINDS OF GOLF CLUBS pretty quickly.
With eight tiles left CUT INTO PIECES was so obvious I didn’t even try to see the link between CARD, FOAM, HOLE and LANE. Kudos if you spotted it early.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, February 2, game #967)
- YELLOW: DURATION INTERVAL, PERIOD, SPAN, STRETCH
- GREEN: CREDENTIALS FOR ENTRY LANYARD, PASS, STAMP, WRISTBAND
- BLUE: MODERN CRIME SERIES PROTAGONISTS BOSCH, CROSS, REACHER, RYAN
- PURPLE: TREES PLUS A LETTER FAIR, MARPLE, POPULAR, PSALM
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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