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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, January 22 (game #956).
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 #957) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- STONE
- TEMPLE
- PILOT
- LIP
- STREET
- CHEEK
- FOOT
- TRAFFIC
- EYE
- ACRE
- FLOOD
- METER
- GARAGE
- LIME
- BUSHEL
- VALET
NYT Connections today (game #957) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Take at face value
- GREEN: Legally leave your vehicle
- BLUE: Opposite of metric
- PURPLE: Add with a bright word
Need more clues?
NYT Connections today (game #957) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FACIAL FEATURES
- GREEN: KINDS OF PARKING
- BLUE: IMPERIAL UNITS
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE "LIGHT"
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #957) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #957, are…
- YELLOW: FACIAL FEATURES CHEEK, EYE, LIP, TEMPLE
- GREEN: KINDS OF PARKING GARAGE, METER, STREET, VALET
- BLUE: IMPERIAL UNITS ACRE, BUSHEL, FOOT, STONE
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE "LIGHT" FLOOD, LIME, PILOT, TRAFFIC
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 mistake
STONE, TEMPLE and PILOT was today’s in-joke, a nod to the 1990s rock group who shared festival line ups with Nirvana and Pixies back in the day.
They all turned up in separate groups, with PILOT causing my mistake. Correctly identifying the foursome as WORDS BEFORE “LIGHT” I had FLOOD, LIME, and TRAFFIC locked in, but incorrectly thought the fourth was STREET.
IMPERIAL UNITS are something that I live with in the UK thanks to our unique system of toggling between sensible and ridiculous measuring systems without any explanation. Although, to be fair, I don’t think I’ve ever needed a BUSHEL (an amount that’s equivalent to 64 gallons or 35.2 liters) of anything. Custard maybe?
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, January 22, game #956)
- YELLOW: WELL-DEFINED, AS AN IMAGE CLEAR, CRISP, DISTINCT, SHARP
- GREEN: FRUIT DESSERTS COBBLER, CRUMBLE, STRUDEL, TURNOVER
- BLUE: BUNGLE FLUFF, FUMBLE, MISS, TRIP
- PURPLE: MAGAZINES PLUS A LETTER ELLEN, SPINY, TIMER, USE
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.
Source: TechRadar
