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 (Game #436) – Today’s Words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- CAT
- CRANK
- BLOW
- POP
- LION
- GRINCH
- WIND
- TURTLE
- CRAB
- ROLL
- DESIGN
- ARIES
- PUFF
- BULL
- TURN
- GUST
NYT Connections Today (Game #436) – Clue #1 – Group Clues
What are some tips for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Is there a breeze here?
- Green: Twist
- Blue: Heavenly Creatures
- Purple: Doctor of Rhymes
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 #436) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers to today’s NYT Connections questions?
- YELLOW: WIND RUSH
- GREEN: ROTATE
- BLUE: ZODIAC SYMBOLS
- PURPLE: DR. SEUSS TITLE FIGURINES
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Match #436) – Answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #436, are…
- YELLOW: WIND RUSH BLOW, DRAUGHT, AIR, POWDER
- GREEN: ROTATE CRANK, REEL, ROTATION, WINDING
- BLUE: ZODIAC SYMBOLS TAURUS, CRAB, LION, ARIES
- PURPLE: DR. SEUSS TITLE FIGURINES CAT, GRINCH, POP, TURTLE
- My rating: Moderate
- My result: 2 errors
To hell with you, NYT. Putting WIND in a puzzle with BLOW, DRAFT, GUST, and PUFF guarantees problems for anyone foolish enough to fall into your trap – and that’s exactly what I did. To hell with you!
Worse, this yellow group was the easiest of the four today, although it cost me two mistakes. I had already made the connection between Dr. Seuss and purple, POP (in socks), CAT (in hat), and GRINCH, but I couldn’t figure out the last one. So I left it and focused on the others, and after my brief attempt at getting the wind-related answers wrong, I managed to solve the yellow and green.
Five answers remained: BULL, LION, TURTLE, CRAB, and RAM. One went with Dr. Seuss, the other four formed the blue group. I considered ages, then spotted the zodiac group and could play TURTLE to default to purple. And in case you were wondering, that was Yertle, the turtle…
How did you do today? Email me and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Monday, August 19, Game #435)
- YELLOW: MUSIC GENRES BLUES, COUNTRY, FOLK, ROCK
- GREEN: BRATWURST COOKERS FOR SMELL BROTHER, BUN, MUSTARD, CABBAGE
- BLUE: YOGA POSITIONS CHAIR, MOUNTAIN, TREE, WARRIOR
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH Pixar MOVIES COCONUT, TWIN, UPDO, WALLET
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 basic, yellow is a little harder, blue is often quite strenuous, and purple is usually very strenuous.
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.
