It’s time for Thursday’s Connections puzzle from the NYT. This is a pretty tough one – so read on for my 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 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 #431) – Today’s Words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- GAME
- PHONE
- DONUT
- RANGE
- SIERRA
- DIRT
- BUDDY
- BUDDY
- RECEPTION
- CHECK
- NEAT
- RANGE
- SUPPLEMENT
- STELLA
- RANGE
- PARTNER
NYT Connections Today (Game #431) – Clue #1 – Group Clues
What are some tips for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: As far as it goes
- Green: It fits together
- Blue: Drink
- Purple: [word that means salary] 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 #431) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers to today’s NYT Connections questions?
- YELLOW: WIDTH
- GREEN: SECOND HALF
- BLUE: BEER, FAMILY
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “PAY”
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Match #431) – Answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #431, are…
- YELLOW: WIDTH RANGE, RANGE, RANGE
- GREEN: SECOND HALF SUPPLEMENT, ADAPT, PARTNER, PARTICIZE
- BLUE: BEER, FAMILY Donut, NATTY, SIERRA, STELLA
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “PAY” CHECK, DIRTY, MAN, PHONE
- My rating: Moderate
- My result: 1 error
Confusion is a constant threat in Connections, which is one reason I always shuffle my answers as soon as I start the game. The NYT tends to put words next to each other at first to make it seem like they fit together when they don’t.
Today I guessed MATE, BUD, PAL, PARTNER as a group and was quite shocked when they didn’t form one answer. But it just so happens that MATE and PARTNER were instead part of the “Second Half” group (with COMPLEMENT and MATCH), while BUD went to “Beers” and PAL to the final “Words after “Pay”” group.
Still, you can make three mistakes in Connections (the fourth is a loss), so I had enough guesses to solve this relatively arduous part of the game. I don’t think I would have gotten the blue group if it hadn’t been for the default – I’d never heard of NATTY or SIERRA as beers – but the purple wasn’t as bad as it sometimes is, so I got there eventually.
How did you do today? Email me and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, August 14, Game #430)
- YELLOW: ERROR BOO-BOO, TRY, GAFTA, STUPIDITY
- GREEN: FLOWERS Daisy, jasmine, petunia, poppy
- BLUE: THINGS BEES DO BUZZING, DANCE, POLLINATE, DEMAND
- PURPLE: YANKEES LEGEND NAMES GIRL, LOU, MICKEY, YOGI
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 demanding, and purple is usually very demanding.
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.
