It's been a while since we've had a truly difficult Connections puzzle… and that hasn't changed today. Of course everyone's experience of the game is different, so read on if you need some hints.
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 #423) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- X-RAY
- BYTE
- RADIO
- DRILL
- DISHWASHER
- RAM
- MICROWAVE
- SERVER
- COMEDIAN
- COOK
- STUFF
- HOST
- PACK
- VISIBLE
- BRIDLE
- JAM
NYT Connections today (game #423) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Squash in
- Green: As in 'The Bear'
- Blue: Radiations
- Purple: They all have something that's a synonym for 'a small quantity'
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 #423) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CRAM
- GREEN: RESTAURANT JOBS
- BLUE: ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH BITS
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #423) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #423, are…
- YELLOW: CRAM JAM, PACK, RAM, STUFF
- GREEN: RESTAURANT JOBS COOK, DISHWASHER, HOST, SERVER
- BLUE: ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM MICROWAVE, RADIO, VISIBLE, X-RAY
- PURPLE: THINGS WITH BITS BRIDLE, BYTE, COMEDIAN, DRILL
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It's always such a relief to solve the blue group early on, because I know that I'm unlikely to fail once I have that in place. Yellow and green are usually pretty easy, so once blue is out of the way there's no need to worry about purple.
Today, blue was a cinch for a physics nerd like me – the second I saw X-RAY and RADIO in the same game I was pretty sure they'd go together, and MICROWAVE was another obvious one. VISIBLE might have foxed some people, but all those hours spent reading about telescopes and quantum physics finally came in handy.
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Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, 6 August, game #422)
- YELLOW: FLUFFY WHITE THINGS CLOUD, COTTON BALL, DANDELION, SHEEP
- GREEN: ONE IN A RESEARCH STUDY GUINEA PIG, PARTICIPANT, SUBJECT, VOLUNTEER
- BLUE: TAKE ISSUE DISAPPROVE, MIND, OBJECT, PROTEST
- PURPLE: ___HORN BULL, FOG, MATTER, SHOE
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.
