A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, December 4 (game #907).
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 Connections hints.
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 #908) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- SORRY
- TOUGH
- DEAL
- BABY
- SWEET
- STICKY
- PILLOW
- STORY
- MASTERMIND
- SMALL
- DELICATE
- OPERATION
- COMPLEX
- STATUS
- MOUSE TRAP
- SITUATION
NYT Connections today (game #908) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Difficult situations
- GREEN: How it goes
- BLUE: Pre computer age family fun
- PURPLE: Add a chatty word
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 #908) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TRICKY
- GREEN: STATE OF AFFAIRS
- BLUE: CLASSIC BOARD GAMES
- PURPLE: ____TALK
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #908) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #908, are…
- YELLOW: TRICKY COMPLEX, DELICATE, STICKY, TOUGH
- GREEN: STATE OF AFFAIRS DEAL, SITUATION, STATUS, STORY
- BLUE: CLASSIC BOARD GAMES MASTERMIND, MOUSE TRAP, OPERATION, SORRY
- PURPLE: ____TALK BABY, PILLOW, SMALL, SWEET
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
SWEET and STICKY aside there were no real crossovers today, although I did think that the theme of the yellow group was different types of situations rather than TRICKY.
Strictly speaking, MASTERMIND is not a classic board game because it doesn’t come with a board – although it is a member of the same pre-video game heritage.
If you’ve never played it, it’s highly recommended; it’s a color-code-breaking game and instead of a board and counters it comes with dozens of tiny black and white pins that you will inevitably lose slowly over time. At least that’s what happened to our set, which eventually included a few homemade pegs alongside the ones it came with.
Anyway, I digress. I was also thrilled to get the purple group today , although I think it’s clear I’d prefer to engage in classic board game chat than BABY, PILLOW, SMALL, or SWEET talk.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, December 4, game #907)
- YELLOW: CUDDLE DRAW CLOSE, HOLD TIGHT, NUZZLE, SPOON
- GREEN: IMBIBE GUZZLE, KNOCK BACK, POUND DOWN, SWILL
- BLUE: THINGS YOU ASSEMBLE IKEA FURNITURE, LEGO SET, MODEL, PUZZLE
- PURPLE: SNOUTS BEAK, MUZZLE, PROBOSCIS, ROSTRUM
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.
