The New York Times Connections word game is known for being tricky and today’s is no exception. If you’re struggling, we’ve got some hints to help you.
Today’s NYT Connections contained some ‘sneaky’ red herrings (Image: Getty)
Referring to the deceptive answer, one player remarked, “I’ve never been more excited about and confident in a Connections answer….and then frustrated when it was wrong.”
The beloved word puzzle, which debuted through the New York Times in 2023, challenges players to organize 16 words into four-word groups sharing some form of logical link. Each category features a distinct color representing its difficulty level.
Yellow represents the simplest category, green indicates medium difficulty, blue signifies hard, and purple marks the most challenging. Puzzle evaluators at the New York Times assigned today’s connections puzzle a 3 out of 5 difficulty rating.
The purple category is being flagged as particularly tough today, with one player saying they “could have stared at that all day and not got it”.
But don’t worry, if you’re finding today’s NYT connections challenging, we’ve got some clues to assist you.
Hints for cracking today’s NYT Connections
Yellow: Colors
Green: Ways to describe a convertible
Blue: Copy that
Purple: Seen in children’s films
Categories for today’s NYT Connections
Yellow: Shades of blue
Green: Adjectives for a sports car
Blue:Words before “Roger/s”
Purple: Disney animated characters plus a letter
Lots of people struggled with the puzzle today, so there’s no shame in needing a bit of help. If you’re still finding it hard, we have the answers below!
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Answers for today’s NYT Connections game
Shades of blue: BABY, ICE, POWDER, SKY
Adjectives for a sports car: COMPACT, FAST, SLEEK, SPORTY
Words before “Roger/s”: GINGER, JOLLY, MISTER, ROY
Disney animated characters plus a letter: ABUT, BELLE, FLOUNDERS, SCARY
