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.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Connections today (game #875) – today’s words
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Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- CAPRI
- AQUA
- CRAMP
- CARGO
- KHAKI
- LOAD
- SWEAT
- PANT
- GEM
- TAN
- REDDEN
- CAMEL
- HAUL
- SAG
- FAWN
- FREIGHT
NYT Connections today (game #875) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Ways to describe goods to be carried
- GREEN: Autumnal palette
- BLUE: Caused by over exertion
- PURPLE: Horoscope beginnings
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 #875) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: GOODS TO BE TRANSPORTED
- GREEN: LIGHT BROWN SHADES
- BLUE: SHOW SIGNS OF PHYSICAL EXERTION
- PURPLE: STARTS OF ZODIAC SIGNS
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
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NYT Connections today (game #875) – the answers
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The answers to today’s Connections, game #875, are…
- YELLOW: GOODS TO BE TRANSPORTED CARGO, FREIGHT, HAUL, LOAD
- GREEN: LIGHT BROWN SHADES CAMEL, FAWN, KHAKI, TAN
- BLUE: SHOW SIGNS OF PHYSICAL EXERTION CRAMP, PANT, REDDEN, SWEAT
- PURPLE: STARTS OF ZODIAC SIGNS AQUA, CAPRI, GEM, SAG
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
A brief flirtation with different types of pants aside this was quite a straightforward game.
As tempting as it was to shoehorn CAPRI, CARGO and SWEAT together with a third option – erm, PANT? – I managed to resist and quickly saw the other groupings.
Having a lifelong resistance to horoscopes and the zodiac I failed to spot the purple group, whereas all four tiles in the SHOW SIGNS OF PHYSICAL EXERTION category are sensations I feel on a daily basis; not during this game, though.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Saturday, November 1, game #874)
- YELLOW: TAKE TO COURT CHARGE, FILE, INDICT, SUE
- GREEN: BLACK INKY, JET, PITCH, RAVEN
- BLUE: SECOND IN A FAMOUS REAL-LIFE DUO CHER, CLYDE, HARDY, TELLER
- PURPLE: RODENTS WHO ARE FIRST IN A CARTOON DUO CHIP, ITCHY, PINKY, ROCKY
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.
