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 Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, February 27 (game #992).
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 #993) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- START
- KNEEL
- TAILOR
- SALESMAN
- COMETH
- PILOT
- EARNEST
- ITCH
- DESIRE
- ROADIE
- RUSTLE
- SUNG
- NOVAK
- THIRST
- CRUISE
- DIRECTOR
- URGE
NYT Connections today (game #993) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A desperate hunger
- GREEN: Careers on the move
- BLUE: Sounds like someone
- PURPLE: Space plus
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 #993) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: CRAVING
- GREEN: JOBS THAT INVOLVE TRAVELING
- BLUE: NAME HOMOPHONES
- PURPLE: ASTRONOMICAL TERMS PLUS A LETTER
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #993) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #993, are…
- YELLOW: CRAVING DESIRE, ITCH, THIRST, URGE
- GREEN: JOBS THAT INVOLVE TRAVELING CRUISE DIRECTOR, PILOT, ROADIE, SALESMAN
- BLUE: NAME HOMOPHONES EARNEST, KNEEL, RUSTLE, TAILOR
- PURPLE: ASTRONOMICAL TERMS PLUS A LETTER COMETH, NOVAK, START, SUNG
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I rushed through today’s game without much thought, something I really regret now as if I’d applied just a small bit of strategy I would have solved the purple group first.
That, though, would require me to slow down, something I struggle with when I find Connections a bit easier.
Of course, it’s easy to say this in hindsight, but if I’d started with START, instead of being drawn into daydreams triggered by the word ROADIE, then I would be feeling pretty pleased with myself (roadie is the job i would do in an alternative reality where I was cool handyperson with a cool nickname and a cool leather jacket).
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Friday, February 27, game #992)
- YELLOW: BACKSTABBER JUDAS, SNAKE, TRAITOR, TURNCOAT
- GREEN: AURA AIR, IMPRESSION, MANNER, QUALITY
- BLUE: KINDS OF CHAIN REACTION "EFFECTS" BUTTERFLY, DOMINO, RIPPLE, SNOWBALL
- PURPLE: ___ PRESS BENCH, DRILL, FRENCH, PRINTING
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.
