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, October 30 (game #872).
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 #873) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
(See pictures above!)
- GHOST
- PUMPKIN
- BOW
- BED
- ANCHOR
- BEAR
- MOUSE
- CHERRIES
- CHAIR
- THREE SMALL DOTS FOLLOWED BY ONE BIG ONE
- HIGH-HEELED SHOE
- CAP
- PIPE
- PORRIDGE
- CAN WITH A LEAF ON IT
- WAND
NYT Connections today (game #873) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Fairy-tale featuring three bears
- GREEN: Disney fantasy featuring three ugly sisters
- BLUE: Sailor who loved Olive Oyl
- PURPLE: 1980s video character
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 #873) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GOLDILOCKS
- GREEN: CINDERELLA
- BLUE: POPEYE
- PURPLE: MS. PAC-MAN
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #873) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #873, are…
- YELLOW: GOLDILOCKS BEAR, BED, CHAIR, PORRIDGE
- GREEN: CINDERELLA MOUSE, PUMPKIN, SLIPPER, WAND
- BLUE: POPEYE ANCHOR, CAP, PIPE, SPINACH
- PURPLE: MS. PAC-MAN BOW, CHERRIES, GHOST, PELLETS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
After the initial shock of having to work with 16 visual tiles, I quickly calmed my senses and started to see some common themes.
Two of these groups I got through latent Connections knowledge, thanks to MS. PAC MAN and POPEYE both having appeared in Connections groups in the past; the vintage SPINACH-guzzling sailor was a purple group back in January when “forearm” featured instead of CAP.
Meanwhile, MS. PAC-MAN popped up in August in a baffling purple group of “words after the letters MS”.
You’ve had your fun, Connections, can we go back to words now please.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, October 30, game #872)
- YELLOW: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT ANGEL, LOVE, PUMPKIN, SUGAR
- GREEN: FICTION GENRES FANTASY, HORROR, MYSTERY, ROMANCE
- BLUE: COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR BIRDS CHARM, GAGGLE, MURDER, PARLIAMENT
- PURPLE: PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE U.S. CITIES BLOOM, BUTLER, GUTHRIE, LEVY
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.
