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 Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, September 26 (game #838).
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 #839) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- FLIPPER
- FRITTER
- THROW
- KETTLE
- TENDER
- WING
- TRIFLE
- POPPER
- ARM
- WARM
- MICROWAVE
- FIDDLE
- STOVETOP
- KIND
- FIN
- SWEET
NYT Connections today (game #839) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Affectionate
- GREEN: Body attachments
- BLUE: Just add heat
- PURPLE: Wasted opportunity
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 #839) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: LOVING
- GREEN: APPENDAGES
- BLUE: POPCORN-MAKING METHODS
- PURPLE: SQUANDER, WITH "AWAY"
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #839) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #839, are…
- YELLOW: LOVING KIND, SWEET, TENDER, WARM
- GREEN: APPENDAGES ARM, FIN, FLIPPER, WING
- BLUE: POPCORN-MAKING METHODS KETTLE, MICROWAVE, POPPER, STOVETOP
- PURPLE: SQUANDER, WITH "AWAY" FIDDLE, FRITTER, THROW, TRIFLE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This was a very agreeable game to start the weekend that wasn’t too hard or too easy, with a purple group that was gettable and no obscure collections.
I love making popcorn on the STOVETOP, so I saw POPCORN-MAKING METHODS immediately. I’m always struck by how cheap it is to make compared to the popcorn you buy at a theater and also how many hard kernels I end up accidentally eating.
I did hesitate slightly thinking that TENDER and WING belonged with each other in some chicken-based foursome, but put that out of my mind after seeing LOVING and four words we’d all like to experience more of in our lives.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Friday, September 26, game #838)
- YELLOW: STIR VIGOROUSLY BEAT, CREAM, WHIP, WHISK
- GREEN: HARD TO MAKE OUT DIM, FAINT, LIGHT, PALE
- BLUE: KINDS OF BEARS BLACK, BROWN, POLAR, SUN
- PURPLE: DIRTY____ BLONDE, POOL, RICE, WORD
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.
