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. 440) – the words of the day
The words of NYT Connections today are…
- National
- SPEAK
- DOCUMENT
- LATIN
- SLANG
- STEAL
- BUDGET
- On tiptoe
- WHISPER
- ENVIRONMENT
- PLEDGE
- COMPANY
- CREEP
- SPECULATION
- THRIFTY
- GRUMP
NYT Connections Today (Game #440) – Clue #1 – Group Clues
What are some pointers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: One could have said
- Green: Walk like a mouse
- Blue: Rented bikes
- Purple: Misleading is another
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 #440) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: HEARSAY
- GREEN: MOVE HIDDENLY
- BLUE: CAR RENTAL COMPANY
- PURPLE: END WITH CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
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. 440) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections Game No. 440 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: Moderate
- My result: 1 error
I’m determined to get my Connections form back after failing three times in a week, so I approached today’s game with extra care. And that’s a good thing – because it’s another potentially difficult game.
I was at a disadvantage to some players from the start because the blue group, CAR RENTAL COMPANIES, contains companies that, to my knowledge, do not operate outside of the United States, meaning those of us not from the US might have had trouble with it. I could have guessed anyway if one of them was another global company, but as it was, I left that group until the end and solved it by default.
The main reason I managed to do this was because I had solved the most difficult purple group early on, which I was very happy about; it was a clever combination where the end of the word was a chemical element – for example, LEAD in PLEAD or TIN in LATIN – but I was wary of such sneaky tricks from the NYT and spotted them immediately. Phew!
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Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Friday, August 23, Game #439)
- 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
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.