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 clues.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
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NYT Connections today (game #478) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- QUICK
- LATHER
- CURRENT
- CONDITION
- RAPID
- RINSE
- HEALTH
- SWEAT
- NORMAL
- WAVE
- FORM
- SANITIZE
- STEW
- SHAPE
- CASCADE
- TIZZY
NYT Connections today (game #478) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: All het up
- Green: In good…
- Blue: H20 actions
- Purple: No scrubber required
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 #478) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FLUSTERED STATE
- GREEN: FITNESS
- BLUE: FAST-MOVING WATER
- PURPLE: DISHWASHER CYCLES
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #478) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #478, are…
- YELLOW: FLUSTERED STATE LATHER, STEW, SWEAT, TIZZY
- GREEN: FITNESS CONDITION, FORM, HEALTH, SHAPE
- BLUE: FAST-MOVING WATER CASCADE, CURRENT, RAPID, WAVE
- PURPLE: DISHWASHER CYCLES NORMAL, QUICK, RINSE, SANITIZE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It was good to get back on track again with a victory today, following my failure yesterday. Admittedly, I was helped out by this Connections puzzle being on the easier side of things, with four relatively straightforward groups and not too many fiendish red herrings to contend with.
There were some, though – notably in the purple DISHWASHER CYCLE group. I nearly guessed this early on, but wasn't sure which of the six possible answers formed the correct quarter; the eventual solutions were NORMAL, QUICK, RINSE and SANITIZE, but I figured LATHER and RAPID were also possibilities. And no, you don't get dishwashers with a LATHER setting, but I didn't know that was the connection then, merely that there was probably one about some kind of appliance – maybe a washing machine…
I worked it out in the end, ticking off some of the easier groups first then solving that by default at the end, as is usually the way things work out.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, 30 September, game #477)
- YELLOW: COOK WITH HEAT AND WATER BLANCH, BOIL, POACH, STEAM
- GREEN: COMMON PERFUME INGREDIENTS AMBERGRIS, MUSK, ROSE, VANILLA
- BLUE: CHARACTERS WITH PET DOGS CHARLIE, DOROTHY, SHAGGY, WALLACE
- PURPLE: CAPITAL CITY HOMOPHONES KETO, ROAM, SOPHIA, SOUL
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.
