Good morning! Let’s play Connections, a clever NYT word game that challenges you to group your answers into different categories. This may be hard, so read on if you need some guidance.
What should you do once you’re done? Of course, play more word games. I also have daily Wordle tips and answers, Strands tips and answers, and Quordle tips and answers articles if you need assist with that too.
SPOILER WARNING: Today’s NYT Connections story is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Connections Today (Game #489) – Today’s Words
(Photo: New York Times)
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- SLUSH
- SWALLOW
- DEVOUR
- STOLE
- COO
- ENGINE
- SCARF
- TO TAKE
- APP
- HONK
- STAND
- TOOT
- WRAP
- BEAR
- ALONE
- SHAWL
NYT Connections Today (Game #489) – Hint #1 – Group Hints
What are some tips for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Neckwear
- Green: Make peace with
- Blue: Clack, clack
- Purple: SON is different
Need more tips?
We’re now in spoiler territory, but read on if you want to know the four topical answers to today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
Today NYT Connections (Game #489) – Hint #2 – Group Answers
What are the responses to today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FREE ACCESSORIES
- GREEN: TOLERATE
- BLUE: BIRD ONOMATOPEIA
- PURPLE: THE BEGINNINGS OF MOBILE PHONE MANUFACTURERS
Sure, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #489) – answers
(Photo: New York Times)
The answers for today’s Connections game, #489, are…
- YELLOW: FREE ACCESSORIES SCARF, SCARF, STOOL, SCARF
- GREEN: TOLERATE BEAR, STAND, SWALLOW, TAKE
- BLUE: BIRD ONOMATOPEIA COO, Gobble, COOK, COOK
- PURPLE: THE BEGINNINGS OF MOBILE PHONE MANUFACTURERS APP, GOO, ENGINE, SAM
- My rating: Easy
- My result: Perfect
Guys, another straightforward connection puzzle. The frustrating thing for me is that what I didn’t get was what I absolutely should have gotten. It was the purple group START OF CELL PHONE MAKERS, and considering that in my free time (when I’m not writing puzzle columns) I’m a technology journalist, I really should have noticed APP(LE), SAM(SUNG), GOO(GLE), and ENGINE(OLA).
Still, I got the other three, of which BIRD ONOMATOPEIA (blue) was nice, and the other two were pretty standard. Keep going, there’s not much to see here.
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Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Friday, October 11, Game 488)
- YELLOW: I LOVE IT Savor, taste, treasure, value
- GREEN: QUICK JUMP INTO THE POOL DIVING, DIVING, SPASHING, SWIMMING
- BLUE: ADDITIONAL BENEFITS BONUS, EXTRA, LUK, SOS
- PURPLE: VEHICLE BRASS, CHEEK, NERVE, SAUCE
What are NYT calls?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games created by the New York Times. The task is to find groups of four items that have something in common, and each group has a different level of difficulty: green is straightforward, yellow is slightly more hard, blue is often quite hard, and purple is usually very hard. The advantage is that you technically don’t have to solve the last one because you will be able to answer it by process of elimination. What’s more, you can make as many as four mistakes, which gives you some slack. However, it’s a little more complicated than something like Wordle, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to throw you into tricks. For example, watch out for homophones and other wordplay that can undiscovered answers. You can play it for free via NYT Gaming Site on your desktop computer or mobile phone.
FAQs
Q: What is NYT Connections?
A: NYT Connections is a word game created by the New York Times that challenges players to group words into different categories.
Q: How many mistakes can you make in NYT Connections?
A: Players can make up to four mistakes in NYT Connections before the game ends.
Q: Can NYT Connections be played for free?
A: Yes, NYT Connections can be played for free on the NYT Gaming Site on desktop or mobile devices.
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