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Every day at midnight, a up-to-date NYT Connections puzzle appears in your time zone – which means some people are always playing “today’s game” and others are always playing “yesterday’s game.” If you’re looking for a Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Sunday, October 26 (Game #868).
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, a clever NYT word game that challenges you to group your answers into different categories. This can be arduous, so read on if you need some guidance with Connections.
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 #869) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- JUST
- TO COMBINE
- OLIVE
- BRANCH
- GREAT
- FAN
- JUST
- TWIST
- FANTASTIC
- SIMPLY
- CHERRY
- PROLIFERATION
- RADIATE
- MINT
- SMALL
- ONLY
NYT Connections Today (Game #869) – Hint #1 – Group Hints
What are some tips for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- GREEN: Minimum
- BLUE: Drink decorations
- PURPLE: Add the number after three
- YELLOW: Release yourself expansively
Need more tips?
We’re now in spoiler territory, but read on if you want to know the four topical answers to today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
Today NYT Connections (Game #869) – Hint #2 – Group Answers
What are the responses to today’s NYT Connections groups?
- GREEN: IN LEAST TIME
- BLUE: ADDITIONAL COCKTAILS
- PURPLE: ___FOUR
- YELLOW: EMANATE
Sure, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #869) – answers
The answers to today’s Connections game, #869, are…
- GREEN: IN LEAST TIME ONLY, ONLY, ONLY, JUST
- BLUE: ADDITIONAL COCKTAILS CHERRY, MINT, OLIVE, TWIST
- PURPLE: ___FOUR CONNECT, GREAT, FANTASTIC, SMALL
- YELLOW: EMANATE BRANCH, FAN, RADIATE, SPREAD
- My rating: Hard
- My result: 1 error
Today’s Connections includes an inside joke/apology in the first line, paying tribute Just connect a British game show whose format is eerily similar to this 16-grid puzzle and which preceded it by approximately 15 years. OLIVE and BRANCH plates may suggest confirmation? A discussion that can be continued elsewhere.
Either way, I’ll let it go. Next from issue 869…
I was on track with IN THE SLIGHTEST, but I guessed PETIT instead of ONLY. Meanwhile, by a strange coincidence, I managed to see ___ FOUR and a second tribute to the iconic game, while the yellow/easiest group flew high above my head.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Sunday, October 26, Game #868)
- YELLOW: TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS INTERNATIONAL, DRUM, BANDS, WINDS
- GREEN: WORDS OF FAMOUS QUOTE OF MUHAMMAD ALI BEE, BUTTERFLY, FLOAT, STING
- BLUE: TYPES OF COMPETITIONS BEAUTY, POPULARITY, INSIGHT, TALENT
- PURPLE: WORDS WITH MINOR Suffixes DOG, DOT, KITCHEN, STARLING
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 arduous, blue is often quite arduous, and purple is usually very arduous.
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.
However, it’s a little more complicated than something like Wordle, 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.
