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 #578) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- SHINING
- FINANCE
- TABLE
- SIT
- STAND
- STAY
- TO
- IT
- SEA
- STALL
- COME
- FROM
- LEGAL
- HEEL
- BOOTH
- SALES
NYT Connections today (game #578) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A pitch to sell from
- GREEN: Well trained
- BLUE: The office
- PURPLE: Last line of patriotic song
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 #578) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: VENDOR'S SPOT AT A MARKET
- GREEN: DOG COMMANDS
- BLUE: CORPORATE DEPARTMENTS
- PURPLE: LAST WORDS IN "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL"
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #578) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #578, are…
- YELLOW: VENDOR'S SPOT AT A MARKET BOOTH, STALL, STAND, TABLE
- GREEN: DOG COMMANDS COME, HEEL, SIT, STAY
- BLUE: CORPORATE DEPARTMENTS FINANCE, IT, LEGAL, SALES
- PURPLE: LAST WORDS IN "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL" FROM, SEA, SHINING, TO
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
It’s an odd feeling getting the purple group second, and not one I’ve experienced often. “FROM SEA TO SHINING sea” felt almost too obvious – like, yellow-group obvious.
My first thought about today’s words was Stephen King novels – IT, The SHINING, The STAND – and that’s as far as I got before seeing the LAST WORDS IN “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL” and DOG COMMANDS.
VENDOR’S SPOT AT A MARKET didn’t include the best one – blanket on the floor, the spot most often deployed by someone who doesn’t have an official spot at the market. There’s a Saturday market near me where another “spot” comes into play – opened suitcase on top of a dustbin. This is a style of selling that’s exclusive to perfumes of dubious provenance, the suitcase necessary for speedy departures. Best to stick to sellers with a BOOTH, STALL, STAND or TABLE.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, 8 January, game #577)
- YELLOW: SECTION BRANCH, DIVISION, LIMB, WING
- GREEN: ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT BOW, DRUMSTICK, MALLET, PICK
- BLUE: DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANT EAR, MEMORY, TRUNK, TUSK
- PURPLE: WORDS MISSPELLED IN NU METAL BAND NAMES BISCUIT, CORN, LINCOLN, STAINED
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.
