Good morning! Let’s play Connections, a clever NYT word game that challenges you to group answers into different categories. It can be tricky, so read on if you need some tips.
What should you do after you finish? Of course, play more word games. I also have daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers, and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need facilitate with those.
SPOILER ALERT: Below is information about tonight’s NYT Connections show, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answer.
NYT Connections Today (Match #455) – Today’s Words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- FROST
- BEACH
- PUMP
- POPE
- RACE
- BISHOP
- PET SHOP
- POUND
- DURABLE
- DEFEAT
- EARLIER
- BAKE
- PULSE
- BAD
- HEATING
- PASTOR
NYT Connections Today (Game #455) – Clue #1 – Group Clues
What are some tips for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Cooking instructions
- Green: Coronary activities
- Blue: Religious positions
- Purple: empty [not girls]
Need more tips?
Now we’re definitely getting into spoiler territory, but read on if you want to find out the four thematic answers to today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #455) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers to today’s NYT Connections questions?
- YELLOW: VERBS IN THE CAKE RECIPE
- GREEN: WHAT THE HEART DOES WHEN IT’S EXCITED
- BLUE: CHURCH TITLES
- PURPLE: ___ BOYS
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Match #455) – Answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #455, are…
- YELLOW: VERBS IN THE CAKE RECIPE BAKE, BEAT, FREEZE, REHEAT
- GREEN: WHAT THE HEART DOES WHEN IT’S EXCITED THUMP, PUMP, RACE, THUMB
- BLUE: CHURCH TITLES BISHOP, PASTOR, POPE, PRIOR
- PURPLE: ___ BOYS BAD, BEACH, HARDY, PET STORE
- My rating: Moderate
- My result: 2 errors
Today’s Connections puzzle is full of confusion. Virtually every group had a different answer that could have gone in there, and there were a few other possible combinations that turned out to be dead ends. Take BEAT, BAKE, FROST, PREHEAT – which ended up being the easiest group in yellow, VERBS IN A CAKE RECIPE: POUND could also have been a recipe word, and I tried it with various other combinations before I got the quartet right. Similarly, the group WHAT A HEART DOES WHEN EXCITED (green) could easily have included BEAT if it had simply been WHAT A HEART DOES.
How did you do today? Email me and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Saturday, September 7, Game #454)
- YELLOW: WAYS TO TRANSFORM AN IMAGE Crop, Flip, Rotate, SCALE
- GREEN: GOLF THINGS BALL, DRIVER, GLOVE, TEE
- BLUE: AQUARIUM SHOPPING FILTER, PUMP, ROCKS, TANK
- PURPLE: HORSE LOGO COACH, GODIVA, MUSTANG, POLO
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games created by the New York Times. It requires you to find groups of four items that have something in common, with each group having a different level of difficulty: green is effortless, yellow is a little harder, blue is often quite demanding, and purple is usually very demanding.
The positive is that you technically don’t have to solve the last one, since you’ll be able to answer it by elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a bit of breathing room.
It’s a bit more complicated than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to surprise you with tricks. For example, watch out for homophones and other wordplay that can hide answers.
You can play it for free via NYT Games Page on your desktop computer or mobile device.
