NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Friday, January 31 (game #600)

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My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going

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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 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 #600) - today's words

NYT Connections hints for game 600 on a purple background

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Today's NYT Connections words are…

  • SNOOT
  • BREAST
  • FREE
  • CHEST
  • BUTTER
  • SNOB
  • BACK
  • EXPERT
  • BEAK
  • TRUNK
  • CRITIC
  • CASE
  • CONNOISSEUR
  • SNOUT
  • CRATE
  • HONKER

NYT Connections today (game #600) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

  • YELLOW: Where to keep it
  • GREEN: Nose slang 
  • BLUE: They know what they like…
  • PURPLE: In the pool

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 #600) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

  • YELLOW: STORAGE CONTAINERS
  • GREEN: SCHNOZZ 
  • BLUE: ONES WITH DISCERNING TASTES
  • PURPLE: STARTS OF SWIMMING STROKES

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #600) - the answers

NYT Connections answers for game 600 on a purple background

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The answers to today's Connections, game #600, are…

  • YELLOW: STORAGE CONTAINERS CASE, CHEST, CRATE, TRUNK
  • GREEN: SCHNOZZ BEAK, HONKER, SNOOT, SNOUT
  • BLUE: ONES WITH DISCERNING TASTES CONNOISSEUR, CRITIC, EXPERT, SNOB
  • PURPLE: STARTS OF SWIMMING STROKES BACK, BREAST, BUTTER, FREE
  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

Connections reaches number 600 with a classic set of humour, grammar, wordplay and nagging questions about “the fourth word”.

Just as there are 40 different words for “snow” in Finnish, there are dozens for “nose” in English – particularly for the larger nozzle, of which SCHNOZZ (derived from the Yiddish word shnoits, for snout) is one of the finest.

Naturally, with BEAK, BUTTER and BREAST in the starting grid, I momentarily thought “chicken” was one link. Meanwhile, TRUNK could have found itself in the nose list as well as STORAGE CONTAINERS.

My fourth word issue today is SNOB. It’s included in a list that includes CONNOISSEUR and EXPERT, which is interesting as it’s usually a word that’s associated with uppity people who dismiss things for frivolous reasons (often price or reputation). Being classified as ONES WITH DISCERNING TASTE is exactly how a snob would justify themselves. Perhaps including Scholar, Buff, or Devotee instead would have made things too easy. Or maybe those words aren’t good enough for Connections?

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, 30 January, game #599)

  • GREEN: GAME DAY FARE BEER, DIP, PIZZA, WINGS
  • YELLOW: INTANGIBLE QUALITY AIR, AURA, HALO, VIBE
  • BLUE: KEEP GOING ON ABOUT, WITH "ON" DWELL, HARP, INSIST, LINGER
  • PURPLE: STARTING WITH EUROPEAN CAPITALS BERNIE, PARISH, RIGATONI, ROMEO

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.

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Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who has been writing about the internet, music, football and famous people since the iPhone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye. Previously known by the pseudonym the Pop Detective, his journalistic career began making up stories about Madonna's addiction to sausage rolls (this is not true by the way). A man of few talents, his career is rich and various and includes the highs of interviewing Elton John and Blur; and the lows of interviewing Right Said Fred, appearing on a Channel 5 documentary about Peter Kay, and fact-checking the instruction manual for a German cooker. Somehow still affording to live in North London he is at his happiest riding his bicycle and shouting at pigeons.

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