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Good afternoon! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into different categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.
What should you do once you’re done? Why, play some more word games for sure. I have it every day too Strands suggestions and answers and Quordle suggestions and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Today’s NYT Connections information is below, so don’t read if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #571) – today’s words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- TIME
- CLOCK
- DONUT
- PADDLE
- worn out
- MONTH
- BEAT
- REGISTER
- CATCH
- TAG
- INCH
- DAYS
- METER
- I SWEAR
- NOTICE
- RHYTHM
NYT Connections today (game #571) – tip #1 – group tips
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Observation
- GREEN: time
- BLUE: They come in dozens
- PURPLE: Add a pet
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 #571) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PIRICE
- GREEN: CADENCE
- BLUE: ONE IN GROUP OF TWELVE
- PURPLE: DOGS __
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE IT.
NYT Connections today (game #571) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #571, are…
- YELLOW: PIRICE CATCH, CLOCK, WARNING, REGISTER
- GREEN: CADENCE BEAT, METER, RHYTHM, TIME
- BLUE: ONE IN GROUP OF TWELVE DONUT, INCH, JUUR, MONTH
- PURPLE: DOGS __ DAYS, PADDLE, TAG, tired
- My rating: moderate
- My score: 1 mistake
I assumed today that BEAT, METER, RHYTHM and TIME were a group, thinking that the drum was the connection and so I tried.
Despite being slow on the uptake, I landed the Yellow group later and was happy to have avoided the TIME, CLOCK, DAYS trap.
There was no imaginary dust removed from my shoulders, however, since I did not see both ONE IN A GROUP OF TWELVE and DOG __ and came home by sheer luck to mix up the remaining eight words until I had a fourth that seemed a bit OK.
When it comes to Connections, I’ll take any win I can get.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Wednesday, January 1, Game #570)
- YELLOW: SLIMY ANIMALS EARTH, EEL, SALAMANDER, BLADE
- GREEN: THINGS THAT LIGHT UP AURORA, FIREFLY, GLOWSTICK, RADIUM
- BLUE: DUTCH SYMBOLS CANAL, CLOG, TULIP, WINDMILL
- PURPLE: END WITH SYNONYMS FOR “PLUGE” GATECRASH, RAINDROP, SKYDIVE, WATECRASH
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by The New York Times. It is challenging to find groups of four elements that share something in common, and each group has a different level of difficulty: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite hard and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you do not technically need to solve the last one, as you will be able to respond to that through a process of elimination. Plus, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you some breathing room.
It’s a bit more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trick you. For example, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It is played for free via the The NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
