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. 442) – the words of the day
The words of NYT Connections today are…
- DISC
- SNEAK
- TIRES
- SUPPORT
- BAGEL
- DOCUMENT
- BREAD
- BREEZE
- BLESSING
- WADE
- LIFESAVER
- APPROVAL
- WREATH
- HOOK
- PERMIT
- SHAFT
NYT Connections Today (Game #442) – Clue #1 – Group Clues
What are some pointers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Approval of the management
- Green: Donut shape
- Blue: Renegade Hit
- Purple: Wear them on your feet, but something is missing
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 #442) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: OFFICIAL SANCTION
- GREEN: TORUS-SHAPED THINGS
- BLUE: BAD GOLF SHOTS
- PURPLE: SHOES WITHOUT THE “ER” SOUND
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. 442) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #442 are…
- YELLOW: OFFICIAL SANCTION approval, blessing, consent, support
- GREEN: TORUS-SHAPED THINGS BAGEL, LIFESAVER, TIRE, WREATH
- BLUE: BAD GOLF SHOTS HOOK, SHAFT, DISC, WIMP
- PURPLE: SHOES WITHOUT THE “ER” SOUND LOAF, LOOP, CREEP, WADE
- My rating: Moderate
- My result: Fail
Ugh! Another failure for me today – that’s four in just over a week. My game is completely fucked. I’m like a golfer with the yips – and it just so happens that it was golf that tripped me up today.
I solved yellow and green without too much trouble, leaving me with eight words to put together. And I correctly identified that one of the remaining groups was almost certainly a connection to “bad golf shots” – because I had HOOK, SLICE and SHANK. But I’ve never heard WHIFF in this context (I’m not a golfer) and guessed all the remaining answers except the actual one, which meant another defeat.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Sunday, August 25, Game #441)
- YELLOW: TOTALLY CRAZY BOILING, SMOKING, FIRE-COLORED, STEAMING
- GREEN: STATUS POSITION, RANKING, STANDING, STATION
- BLUE: WORDS THAT MAKE UP THE ACRONYM “HVAC” AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING, VENTILATION
- PURPLE: ACTIVITIES WITH WRINKLES BAKING, LAUNDRY, ORIGAMI, POKER
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.