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 #554) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- LIGHT BULB
- SNOWBALL
- HAM
- CHICKEN
- PILLOW
- YODEL
- BAR
- FOOD
- KNOCK-KNOCK
- WALKIE-TALKIE
- DING DONG
- WATER BALLOON
- SATELLITE
- DEVIL DOG
- AM
- HOHO
NYT Connections today (game #554) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Listening
- GREEN: Fun scraps
- BLUE: Sweet treats
- PURPLE: Typical gags
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 #554) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: TYPES OF RADIO
- GREEN: KINDS OF PLAY FIGHTS
- BLUE: SNACK CAKES
- PURPLE: CLASSIC JOKE STAPLES
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #554) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #554, are…
- YELLOW: TYPES OF RADIO AM, HAM, SATELLITE, WALKIE-TALKIE
- GREEN: KINDS OF PLAY FIGHTS FOOD, PILLOW, SNOWBALL, WATER BALLOON
- BLUE: SNACK CAKES DEVIL DOG, DING DONG, HOHO, YODEL
- PURPLE: CLASSIC JOKE STAPLES BAR, CHICKEN, KNOCK-KNOCK, LIGHT BULB
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 3 mistakes
A Connections word walks into a bar.
The barman says: “Sorry we don’t serve your type here.”
I struggled with blue today. I knew DEVIL DOGS were a type of cake, but I couldn’t think of the other two until a vague memory of a Simpsons episode came to mind – one where Homer has to choose between a winning lottery ticket or a YODEL and choses a Yodel. Mmm… Yodels.
This LIGHT BULB moment got me over the line on my final guess.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Sunday, 15 December, game #553)
- YELLOW: SPICES CLOVE, MACE, NUTMEG, PEPPER
- GREEN: PERFORM POORLY FLAIL, FLOP, FLOUNDER, TANK
- BLUE: SKIM THROUGH, AS PAGES FLIP, LEAF, RIFFLE, THUMB
- PURPLE: POP SINGERS MINUS "S" KEY, MAR, SPEAR, STYLE
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.
