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 #971) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- CHOW
- YEOH
- TIGER
- DRAGON
- FIRE
- HAY
- HORSE
- STRAW
- HIGH
- REFEREE
- BUTTER
- CUP
- LID
- CROSSWALK
- STIRRER
- CANDY CANE
NYT Connections today (game #971) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Drink service area
- GREEN: All have bands of alternating color
- BLUE: Add a word rhymes with “fry”
- PURPLE: Sounds like hello
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 #971) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ITEMS AT A COFFEE STATION
- GREEN: THINGS WITH STRIPES
- BLUE: WORDS BEFORE “FLY” IN INSECT NAMES
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGS
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #971) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #971, are…
- YELLOW: ITEMS AT A COFFEE STATION CUP, LID, STIRRER, STRAW
- GREEN: THINGS WITH STRIPES CANDY CANE, CROSSWALK, REFEREE, TIGER
- BLUE: WORDS BEFORE “FLY” IN INSECT NAMES BUTTER, DRAGON, FIRE, HORSE
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF GREETINGS CHOW, HAY, HIGH, YEOH
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I always experience a small tremor of anxiety when I am at a coffee station, in particular the moment when you have to squeeze a lid onto a paper cup of questionable integrity.
There are two moments of peril: 1) the potential spillage, 2) faffing and delaying other customers, leading to a chorus of tutting that will echo in your ears for the rest of the day.
Anyway, I digress. I am sure I was not the only person outside of the US to miss THINGS WITH STRIPES. Here in the UK, where I am based, we call a CROSSWALK a Zebra Crossing, referees wear single color uniforms, and a CANDY CANE is an uncommon confectionery item that only makes a brief appearance at Halloween.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Thursday, February 5, game #970)
- YELLOW: CULTURAL SYMBOLS OF THE U.S. AMERICAN FLAG, APPLE PIE, BALD EAGLE, BASEBALL
- GREEN: COLLIDE WITH BUMP, BUTT, KNOCK, RAM
- BLUE: BLUE THINGS JEANS, LAPIS LAZULI, OCEAN, SKY
- PURPLE: LEES OF HOLLYWOOD ANG, BRUCE, CHRISTOPHER, SPIKE
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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