Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that requires you to sort answers into different categories. This can be tricky, so read on if you need clues.
What should you do when you’re done? Play some word games, of course. I also have daily articles with tips and answers for Wordle, Strands and Quordle if you need help with those too.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about today’s NYT Connections is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (Game No. 457) – the words of the day
The words of NYT Connections today are…
- STARS
- STRIPES
- HAND
- DELIVERY
- VARIETIES
- CARD GAME
- THUMB
- MONARCHY
- HAPPEN
- TYPES
- NHL
- AF
- PERCENTAGE
- LADY
- GIVE
- TYPES
NYT Connections Today (Game #457) – Clue #1 – Group Clues
What are some pointers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Things of special quality
- Green: Switch to another person
- Blue: Possibilities of ranking
- Purple: They have a royal appearance
Need more advice?
Now we’re moving into the spoiler zone, but read on if you want to know the four topic answers for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #457) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: VARIETIES
- GREEN: TRANSMISSION
- BLUE: RATING SYSTEMS
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH KINGS
That’s right, the answers are below, SO DON’T SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (Game No. 457) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections Game No. 457 are…
- YELLOW: VARIETIES TYPES, VARIETIES, STRIPES, TYPES
- GREEN: TRANSMISSION DELIVER, GIVE, HAND OVER, PASS ON
- BLUE: RATING SYSTEMS AF, PERCENTAGE, STARS, THUMBS
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH KINGS CHECKERS, CARD GAME, MONARCHY, NHL
- My rating: Simply
- My result: Perfect
It’s been a long time since I found a connect puzzle as easy as this one. All four are straightforward collections of things/words, with no more complicated “empty” types, let alone actual puzzles. You just had to solve them one at a time, which made the process easier each time as more solutions were removed.
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Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Monday, September 9, Game #456)
- YELLOW: GET RED IN THE FACE REDNESS, BURNING, REDNESS, SHINY
- GREEN: PERMANENT CONSECUTIVE, UNINTERRUPTED, SOLID, STRAIGHT
- BLUE: FLAVOR RANGE FLIGHT, PLATTER, SAMPLER, TASTING
- PURPLE: SITCOMS BLOSSOM, TRAINER, COMMUNITY, FULL HOUSE
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games from the New York Times. You have to find groups of four items that have something in common, and each group has a different level of difficulty: green is easy, yellow is a bit harder, blue is often quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
The upside is that you don’t technically have to solve the final puzzle, as you can solve it by process of elimination. Plus, you’re allowed to make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little wiggle room.
It is a bit more complicated than Wordle, however, and has many ways to trick you. For example, watch out for homophones and other wordplay that could obscure the answers.
It can be played for free on desktop or mobile via the NYT Games site.