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, September 4 (game #816).
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.
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 #817) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- HAN
- SOLO
- FREE
- ZING
- RAM
- KICK
- STAG
- BUCK
- SINGLE
- SONG
- JACK
- TANG
- MING
- PUNCH
- BILLY
- ZEST
NYT Connections today (game #817) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Pleasantly sharp taste
- GREEN: No ties
- BLUE: Boy beasts
- PURPLE: Ruling groups in a specific country
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 #817) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PIQUANCY
- GREEN: AVAILABLE
- BLUE: MALE ANIMALS
- PURPLE: CHINESE DYNASTIES
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #817) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #817, are…
- YELLOW: PIQUANCY KICK, PUNCH, ZEST, ZING
- GREEN: AVAILABLE FREE, SINGLE, SOLO, STAG
- BLUE: MALE ANIMALS BILLY, BUCK, JACK, RAM
- PURPLE: CHINESE DYNASTIES HAN, MING, SONG, TANG
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Fail
I made all my mistakes today after falling into a self-inflicted trap where I was so determined to get a quartet correct that I ploughed onwards without pausing to perhaps look at other groups.
My obsession was the group that became PIQUANCY and I tried four different combinations before eliminating TANG from the equation and finally moving on.
STAG was my final downfall, as I included it alongside BILLY, BUCK and RAM instead of thinking it may have something to do with men attending social events without women. Not my finest day. Hope you did better.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, September 4, game #816)
- YELLOW: WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON A CHRISTMAS TREE ANGEL, CANDY CANE, STRING LIGHTS, TINSEL
- GREEN: CLEAN UP, AS A PHOTOGRAPH AIRBRUSH, FIX, PHOTOSHOP, TOUCH UP
- BLUE: FRENCH FOOD WORDS CORNICHON, PAIN, PAMPLEMOUSSE, VINAIGRETTE
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH CELLS HONEYCOMB, ORGANISM, SOLAR PANEL, SPREADSHEET
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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