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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, December 17 (game #920).
Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
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NYT Connections today (game #921) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- HERO
- BUTTERFLY
- FELT
- FANCY
- GLITTER
- FANTASY
- STAR
- MEDIA
- DAYDREAM
- WORKER
- PRINCIPAL
- POMPOM
- SECURITY
- LEAD
- PIPE CLEANER
- ILLUSION
NYT Connections today (game #921) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Hopeful thoughts
- GREEN: The main character
- BLUE: As seen in art class
- PURPLE: Precede with a friendly word
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NYT Connections today (game #921) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inboxContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.- YELLOW: BIT OF WISHFUL THINKING
- GREEN: PROTAGONIST
- BLUE: COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT
- PURPLE: SOCIAL _____
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The answers to today's Connections, game #921, are…
- YELLOW: BIT OF WISHFUL THINKING DAYDREAM, FANCY, FANTASY, ILLUSION
- GREEN: PROTAGONIST HERO, LEAD, PRINCIPAL, STAR
- BLUE: COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT FELT, GLITTER, PIPE CLEANER, POMPOM
- PURPLE: SOCIAL _____ BUTTERFLY, MEDIA, SECURITY, WORKER
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 mistake
My single error was in remembering my own children’s artistic pieces at this time of year when they were younger and they would bring home creations stuck to breakfast cereal boxes, all of which would included a STAR in some form.
Alas, this was not a COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFT PROJECT in the Connections multiverse but POMPOM was – for some reason I was reserving POMPOM and BUTTERFLY for a later quartet.
From here it was all plain sailing, although in hindsight I wish I hadn’t rushed in with PROTAGINIST and collected what became the purple group instead. Congratulations if you saw SOCIAL ____ early.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, December 17, game #920)
- YELLOW: HUMAN-POWERED WATERCRAFT DUGOUT, KAYAK, RAFT, SHELL
- GREEN: FLUSH EVEN, FLAT, LEVEL, PLANE
- BLUE: HONDA MODELS ACCORD, CIVIC, ODYSSEY, PILOT
- PURPLE: BIBLICAL FIGURES PLUS STARTING LETTER FLUKE, LABEL, MADAM, TRUTH
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
TOPICS Wordle NYT Connections Johnny DeeContributorJohnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who has been writing about the internet, music, football and famous people since the iPhone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye. Previously known by the pseudonym the Pop Detective, his journalistic career began making up stories about Madonna's addiction to sausage rolls (this is not true by the way). A man of few talents, his career is rich and various and includes the highs of interviewing Elton John and Blur; and the lows of interviewing Right Said Fred, appearing on a Channel 5 documentary about Peter Kay, and fact-checking the instruction manual for a German cooker. Somehow still affording to live in North London he is at his happiest riding his bicycle and shouting at pigeons.
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