Why not start your week by playing the NYT Connections word game? It’s usually tough, always fun, and you’ll find tips below if you need them.
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 assist 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 #421) – Today’s Words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- BIRTHDAY
- CANDY
- TO WIN
- THANK YOU
- CONTACT
- WITNESS
- HACK IT
- SEE
- SHADE
- BE SATISFIED
- RECOVER
- UNDERSTAND
- MANAGE
- UNDERSTAND
- GET BY
- CONGRATULATIONS
NYT Connections Today (Game #421) – Clue #1 – Group Clues
What are some tips for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Everything will be fine with you
- Green: Way…
- Blue: Follow me?
- Purple: ‘optical organ’ empty
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 #421) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers to today’s NYT Connections questions?
- YELLOW: SURVIVE
- GREEN: TYPES OF GREETING CARDS
- BLUE: IS EVERYTHING CLEAR?
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “EYE”
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Match #421) – Answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #421, are…
- YELLOW: SURVIVE COPE, COPE, COPE, MANAGE
- GREEN: TYPES OF GREETING CARDS BIRTHDAY, CONGRATULATIONS, GOOD HEALTH, THANK YOU
- BLUE: IS EVERYTHING CLEAR? UNDERSTAND, SEE, UNDERSTAND
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “EYE” CANDY, CONTACT, SHADOW, WITNESS
- My ranking: Easy
- My result: Perfect
Today’s Connections is surprisingly straightforward. Three of the groups are really obvious, and only the purple “words after “eye” are really tricky. But there’s a good chance you won’t have to worry about solving this one anyway.
The key group is probably the blue one, because it’s the second hardest. However, having CAPISCE in this group makes things easier, because there aren’t many ways you can use the word. Once you spot words like UNDERSTAND, it’ll be obvious what this group is, meaning you’ll have to solve the purple ones by default, without having to use a lot of brainpower.
How did you do today? Email me and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Sunday, August 4, Game #420)
- YELLOW: BABY BUDDY, CHAMPION, SPORT, TIGER
- GREEN: GO TO ACTION VULNERABLE, DOWN, GAME, WILLING
- BLUE: starting with double letters FREEZER, EERIE, LAMA, LIQUID
- PURPLE: NAMES FOR THE SEA, WITH “THE” BLUE, SALTY, DEEP, DRINK
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 easy, yellow is a little harder, blue is often quite hard, and purple is usually very hard.
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.
