Good morning! Let’s play Connections, a clever NYT word game that challenges you to group your answers into different categories. This may be tough, 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 Strands tips and answers and Quordle tips and answers articles if you need aid with that, and today’s Marc on Wordle page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Today’s NYT Connections story is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections Today (Game #574) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- STOP
- GROSS
- TO DO
- HOUSE
- GIVE
- VOLUME
- SLOW
- SNARE
- QUIET
- KETTLE
- INTERNET
- DUMB
- EAR
- SLEEPY
- OIL
- COMPOSURE
NYT Connections Today (Game #574) – Hint #1 – Group Hints
What are some tips for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Chill out completely
- GREEN: Make money
- BLUE: TV buttons
- PURPLE: Hit….
Need more tips?
We’re now in spoiler territory, but read on if you want to know the four thematic answers to today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
Today NYT Connections (Game #574) – Hint #2 – Group Answers
What are the responses to today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: VERY ARTERY
- GREEN: MAKE MONEY
- BLUE: REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE “DRUM”
Sure, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #574) – answers
The answers for today’s Connections game, #574, are…
- YELLOW: VERY ARTERY Calm, serene, sleepy, snail-paced
- GREEN: MAKE MONEY GROSS, PRODUCTION, NET, EFFICIENCY
- BLUE: REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS HOME, MUTE, STOP, VOLUME
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE “DRUM” Ear, kettle, oil, snare
- My rating: Easy
- My result: 1 error
Very uncommon Connections for me today, as the first group I received was the purple WORDS BEFORE “DRUM” collection. I got there with one mistake; I initially thought that EAR was related to VOLUME and MUTE, which instead turned out to be REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS.
“Mute” is a sort of remote control feature that I only discover when I accidentally press it – usually while sitting on it, and usually at some significant moment in the latest episode of a tense drama – and have to scan the buttons to turn it off. I have similar problems with Netflix, which I think I watch with subtitles because I’m lost in thought and don’t want to disturb anyone, but I actually watch it with subtitles on because I don’t remember how to turn the subtitles off.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Saturday, January 4, Game 573)
- YELLOW: CHANGE TO COMPACT SHAPE BALL, FIT, BEND, DROP
- GREEN: CONNECTORS BUCKLE, CLIP, HOOK, TENSION
- BLUE: MARK COMPLETE CHECK, CROSS, HIT, SCREAM
- PURPLE: PRESENTED IN DALI’S ‘ENDURING MEMORY’ Ant, Branch, CLOCK, MELTING
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 effortless, yellow is slightly more tough, blue is often quite tough, and purple is usually very tough.
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.
It’s a little more complicated than something like Wordle, though, 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 unrecognized answers.
You can play it for free via NYT Gaming Site on your desktop computer or mobile phone.
