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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 still have it every day 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 #566) – today’s words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- MINI FIELDS
- habit
- THIS
- NEST OF FRONTS
- PANDORA’S BOX
- HERSHEY
- PIECE OF CAKE
- AEGIS
- HISTAMINE
- SURE THING
- APPLES OF DISCORD
- PNEUMATICS
- EASY GOING
- GOLDEN POLE
- CAN
- NO SWEAT
NYT Connections today (game #566) – tip #1 – group tips
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: No problems
- GREEN: Mythological articles
- BLUE: Boot these things
- PURPLE: To which it belongs
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 #566) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: “NOTHING!”
- GREEN: OBJECTS OF GREEK MYTH
- BLUE: PROVERBIAL THINGS TO BUY
- VIOLA: FROM POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE IT.
NYT Connections today (game #566) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #566, are…
- YELLOW: “NOTHING!” EASY, NO SWEAT, PIECE OF CAKE, SURE THING
- GREEN: OBJECTS OF GREEK MYTH AEGIS, APPLE OF DISCORD, GOLDEN SKIN, PANDORA’S BOX
- BLUE: PROVERBIAL THINGS TO BUY DOG, HABITAT, HORNETS’ NEST, TIRES
- VIOLA: FROM POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS HERSHEY, HISTAMINE, ITSY, MINEFIELD
- My rating: moderate
- My score: 1 mistake
As someone who’s been known to kick the CAN down the road when it comes to doing odd jobs around the house, I’ve actually gotten PROVERBIAL THINGS A KICK before.
Instead, I lost a guess thinking that HORNET’S NEST and PANDORA’S BOX belonged to the same group of four, and wrongly thinking that GOLDEN FLEECE was a famous ship (which will be the Golden Hinde). I have never heard of it APPLE OF DISCORD before, although it sums up a lot of my MacBook problems over the years, but it was AEGIS that helped me put it all together today.
Seeing no connection with the final groups, I stared at the words for a few minutes before the brain clicked and I noticed his, his, mine at the beginning of the words for the Purple group.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Friday, December 27, Game #565)
- YELLOW: BREAKFAST SIDE BACON, GRAINS, HASH, TOAST
- GREEN: PUSH, LIKE A BUTTON CLICK, HITS, PRESS, TAP
- BLUE: THEY HAVE A HORN AFRICA, BUGLER, CAR, UNICORN
- VIOLA: OSCAR WINNING ACTORS BRIDGES, RAILWAYS, PHOENIX, WASHINGTON
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.
