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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, November 20 (game #893).
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.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #894) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- RACECAR
- LAPEL PIN
- SCREWDRIVER
- WOLF EEL
- BOLT CUTTER
- GREYHOUND
- SCARF RING
- GRUMPY OLD MAN
- COSMOPOLITAN
- LAVALIER
- CLOWNFISH
- AWARENESS
- RIBBON
- TALKING DOLL
- CHOW MEIN
- BOUTONNIÈRE
- SEA BREEZE
NYT Connections today (game #894) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Jacket accessories
- GREEN: Mixed beverages
- BLUE: From the Toy Story studio
- PURPLE: Sounds like a quick eater
Need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #894) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: THINGS WORN ON LAPELS
- GREEN: COCKTAILS
- BLUE: PIXAR PROTAGONISTS
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "EAT"
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #894) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #894, are…
- YELLOW: THINGS WORN ON LAPELS AWARENESS RIBBON, BOUTONNIÈRE, LAPEL PIN, LAVALIER
- GREEN: COCKTAILS COSMOPOLITAN, GREYHOUND, SCREWDRIVER, SEA BREEZE
- BLUE: PIXAR PROTAGONISTS CLOWNFISH, GRUMPY OLD MAN, RACECAR, TALKING DOLL
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "EAT" BOLT CUTTER, CHOW MEIN, SCARF RING, WOLF EEL
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 3 mistakes
I loved today’s game. Even though it nearly caught me out, the categories were fun – anything that makes me think about Pixar movies is a good thing.
First up, I really labored over THINGS WORN ON LAPELS, largely due to my ignorance of what a LAVALIER is (it’s one of those small attachable microphones that are now commonplace on TV and YouTube) and stupidly guessed SCARF RING before taking a chance.
Next, it took me two wrong attempts before I finally got all four COCKTAILS. I’ve never heard of a Greyhound, so I tried BOLT CUTTER (in my head I was imagining a brutal combination of vodka and ouzo) and RACECAR.
Thankfully, I didn’t try GRUMPY OLD MAN before I got it right – although that would be an excellent name for a cocktail.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, November 20, game #893)
- YELLOW: ADHERE FIX, PASTE, PLASTER, STICK
- GREEN: GRAZE BRUSH, KISS, SKIM, STROKE
- BLUE: PARTS OF A TOOTH CROWN, ENAMEL, PULP, ROOT
- PURPLE: WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS ANY, ARTY, DECAY, ESSAY
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.
