The first of two Connections weekend puzzles is not too complex. As usual, the NYT threw out some misleading leads, and the purple group is always complex, but there’s nothing out of the ordinary here.
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 lend a hand 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 #391) – Today’s Words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- SAW
- DOG
- PITCHER
- BOTTLE
- TELEPHONE
- FREEZE
- CELL
- SPOONS
- MOBILE
- PROTEIN
- RATTLE
- ATOM
- GRATER
- PRICE
- MOLECULE
- CRADLE
NYT Connections Today (Game #391) – Clue #1 – Group Clues
What are some tips for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: They invent everything
- Green: Preparing the children’s room
- Blue: You won’t find this in an orchestra
- Purple: Empty [something that attaches]
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 #391) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers to today’s NYT Connections questions?
- YELLOW: BIOLOGICAL BUILDING ELEMENTS
- GREEN: SHOPPING FOR A CHILD
- BLUE: OBJECTS PLAYED AS INSTRUMENTS
- PURPLE: ___ TAG
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Match #391) – Answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #391, are…
- YELLOW: BIOLOGICAL BUILDING ELEMENTS ATOM, CELL, MOLECULE, PROTEIN
- GREEN: SHOPPING FOR A CHILD BOTTLE, COT, CAROUSEL, RATTLE
- BLUE: OBJECTS PLAYED AS INSTRUMENTS JUG, SAW, SPOONS, GRATER
- PURPLE: ___ TAG DOG, FREEZE, PHONE, PRICE
- My ranking: Easy
- My result: 1 error
I have a question: what is FREEZE TAG? Actually, I have a second one: what is PHONE TAG? Is this a reference to devices like Apple’s AirTags? I’m surprised.
But either way, it doesn’t matter because they were part of the purple group, and by the time I got to this one, I had already solved the other three. Plus ca change.
Yellow was particularly straightforward today, with ATOM and MOLECULE standing out right away. I then solved the blue, although I made one mistake by playing BOTTLE instead of JUG as an OBJECT PLAYED AS INSTRUMENTS. Technically, I wasn’t wrong – after all, you can play the bottle. But this time it wasn’t correct. CRIB, MOBILE, BOTTLE, RATTLE for “baby shopping” were also pretty straightforward, meaning the purple group and those puzzling tags were solved by default.
How did you do today? Email me and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Friday, July 5, Game #390)
- YELLOW: THIRSTY DESIRE, LONG, PINE, YEN
- GREEN: MAGAZINES FORTUNE, CRAZY, NATURE, O
- BLUE: CHARACTERS IN BOND MOVIES BOND, M, MONEYPENNY, Q
- PURPLE: WORDS PRECEDING “POP” IN MUSIC GENRES BUBBLEGUM, EURO, K, POWER
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 straightforward, yellow is a little harder, blue is often quite tough, and purple is usually very tough.
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.
