Good morning! Let’s play Connections, a clever NYT word game that challenges you to group your answers into different categories. This may be arduous, 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 lend a hand with that too, and today’s Marc 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 #587) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- LABEL
- SPINE
- SIDE
- WAVE
- DESIRE
- STICKER
- PATH
- SPUR
- CORNER
- ARTIST
- TO LEAD
- TABLES
- ITCH
- THORN
- ALBUM
- IMPULSE
NYT Connections Today (Game #587) – Hint #1 – Group Hints
What are some tips for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Constant thirst
- GREEN: Sharp point
- BLUE: Notes on sleeves
- PURPLE: The beginning of a common expression
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 #587) – Hint #2 – Group Answers
What are the responses to today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: LUST
- GREEN: BARBA
- BLUE: RECORDING INFORMATION
- PURPLE: ROTATE ___
Sure, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #587) – answers
The answers for today’s Connections game, #587, are…
- YELLOW: LUST DRIVE, IMPULSE, itching, drive
- GREEN: BARBA SPINE, STRAINT, STICKER, THORN
- BLUE: RECORDING INFORMATION ALBUM, ARTIST, LABEL, SONG
- PURPLE: ROTATE ___ Corner, side, tables, tide
- My rating: Hard
- My result: 2 errors
There are situations in Connections where there is no common theme noticeable in more than a few of the 16 words. Other times we are faced with an excess of similarities, as was the case today.
I fought two groups. I immediately thought that vinyl records were a link to the blue RECORD INFO, but they also contain SPINE, so I initially put it there.
Meanwhile, I wasted another mistake thinking that SPUR – on the spur of the moment – belongs to URGE, IMPULSE and ITCH, when instead it is part of the BARB group with STICKER, THORN and the aforementioned SPINE.
These minor issues are, of course, why Connections is so much fun to play.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Friday, January 17, Game 586)
- YELLOW: FRANKFURTER BANGER, BROTHER, LINK, SAUSAGE
- GREEN: STRIKE BOP, HIT, KNOCK, TAP
- BLUE: INTERNET BROWSERS CHROME, EDGE, OPERA, SAFARI
- PURPLE: NO MORE BEER BRANDS AUTOHARP, DOUBLE BASS, PEPPERONI, ROSE BUD
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 uncomplicated, 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 off balance with tricks. For example, watch out for homophones and other wordplay that can unknown answers.
You can play it for free via NYT Gaming Site on your desktop computer or mobile phone.
