Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that requires you to sort answers into different categories. This can be tricky, so read on if you need clues.
What should you do when you’re done? Play some word games, of course. I also have daily articles with tips and answers for Wordle, Strands and Quordle if you need help with those too.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about today’s NYT Connections is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (Game No. 439) – the words of the day
The words of NYT Connections today are…
- BIND
- TAN
- FAN
- FAWN
- CHECK
- FINISH
- MONITOR
- POLISHING
- BOA
- SCREEN
- CREAM
- BASK
- TERMINAL
- CORSET
- ADVERTISEMENT
- GLOVES
NYT Connections Today (Game #439) – Clue #1 – Group Clues
What are some pointers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Digital viewing pleasure
- Green: Eye-catching outfit items
- Blue: Colors
- Purple: Sounds like a native language
Need more advice?
Now we’re moving into the spoiler zone, but read on if you want to know the four topic answers for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #439) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: VISUAL INTERFACE
- GREEN: BURLESQUE CLOTHING
- BLUE: BEIGE TONES
- PURPLE: LANGUAGE HOMOPHONES
That’s right, the answers are below, SO DON’T SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (Game No. 439) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections Game No. 439 are…
- YELLOW: VISUAL INTERFACE display, monitor, screen, terminal
- GREEN: BURLESQUE CARRY BOA, CORSET, FANS, GLOVES
- BLUE: BEIGE TONES Buff, Cream, Fawn, Light Brown
- PURPLE: LANGUAGE HOMOPHONES Bask, check, finish, tie
- My rating: Hard
- My result: Fail
OK, I’m done with this stupid game. That’s it, the end*. This is my third failure in six days and it’s just too hard to be fun. How do I know BUFF is a shade of beige? I’ve never heard of it. And honestly, I don’t care. And why is FAN part of BURLESQUE WEAR? Do you wear a fan?
Or I should hang my head and admit that my Connections game has been broken for the past few days and that it’s all my fault. The frustrating thing is that I solved yellow, the visual interfaces, after only a few seconds. And looking at the board, I could have solved two more groups. But for some reason that was it.
(*I’ll be back tomorrow, of course. But I hate connections at the moment.)
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Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Thursday, August 22, Game #438)
- YELLOW: CLASSIC CINEMA EQUIPMENT PROJECTOR, REEL, SCREEN, SPEAKER
- GREEN: LEVEL DECK, FLOOR, LEVEL, STOREY
- BLUE: NEWSPAPER NAMES GLOBE, MIRROR, POST, SUN
- PURPLE: VERBS FOR PRANKS EGG, MOON, STRIPES, TOILET PAPER
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games from the New York Times. You have to find groups of four items that have something in common, and each group has a different level of difficulty: green is easy, yellow is a bit harder, blue is often quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
The upside is that you don’t technically have to solve the final puzzle, as you can solve it by process of elimination. Plus, you’re allowed to make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little wiggle room.
It is a bit more complicated than Wordle, however, and has many ways to trick you. For example, watch out for homophones and other wordplay that could obscure the answers.
It can be played for free on desktop or mobile via the NYT Games site.