In today’s NYT Connections game, players were presented with a grid of 16 words and tasked with arranging them into four groups of four based on the links between them. The groups could be anything from horror movie franchises to rappers. Each group is color-coded with the yellow group being the easiest to figure out and the purple group being typically the hardest due to wordplay. Players have to be careful with words that might fit into multiple categories, as making four mistakes results in game over. Hints are available to assist players in finding the connections between the words.
The hints for today’s groups included descriptions such as “zealous, heated” for the yellow group and “unclear signal you won’t see in the digital age” for the blue group. The 16 words provided for today’s puzzle included terms like “snow”, “ram”, “fierce”, and “proud”. The groups ranged from passionate feelings to analog TV interference. Players had to figure out how words like “deep”, “extreme”, “bloody”, and “hail” fit into these groups in order to successfully complete the puzzle.
Today’s Connections answers revealed the groupings of the words, which included “passionate, as a feeling” for the yellow group and “bang into” for the green group. The blue group was connected by analog TV interference, while the purple group was linked by the term “Mary”. Players who correctly deduced that the purple group was connected through “Mary” were able to successfully identify the grouping of words that included terms like “virgin”, “hail”, “proud”, and “bloody”.
The author of the news article shared their personal experience with solving the Connections puzzle, mentioning that they initially overlooked the connection with “Mary” but eventually figured it out after identifying other groups. By sharing their thought process and how they arrived at the correct groupings for the words, the author provided insight into the strategy involved in solving the puzzle. They also reminded readers to keep an eye out for future hints and solutions on their blog for upcoming games.
In addition to discussing today’s Connections puzzle, the author also shared a personal anecdote about a Scottish band that they listened to frequently while growing up. They reminisced about hearing the band’s music before leaving Scotland on a trip, and expressed their belief that the song they referenced could be considered Scotland’s alternative national anthem. The author shared a video of the band performing live, showcasing their love for the music and connecting it to their cultural identity.
