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 #841) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- FLAPPER
- PUNK
- HOTEL
- STAIRWAY
- BOHEMIAN
- FLOAT
- HANDLE
- HIPSTER
- BOXER
- FOOL
- CHAIN
- TRICK
- BABA
- BRIEF
- PRANK
- THONG
NYT Connections today (game #841) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Types of undergarment
- GREEN: Practical jokes
- BLUE: Bits of a WC
- PURPLE: Think: Classic rock
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 #841) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: KINDS OF UNDERWEAR
- GREEN: PLAY A JOKE ON
- BLUE: PARTS OF A TOILET TANK
- PURPLE: FIRST WORDS IN ’70S ROCK SONG TITLES
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #841) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #841, are…
- YELLOW: KINDS OF UNDERWEAR BOXER, BRIEF, HIPSTER, THONG
- GREEN: PLAY A JOKE ON FOOL, PRANK, PUNK, TRICK
- BLUE: PARTS OF A TOILET TANK CHAIN, FLAPPER, FLOAT, HANDLE
- PURPLE: FIRST WORDS IN ’70S ROCK SONG TITLES BABA, BOHEMIAN, HOTEL, STAIRWAY
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I’m always surprised when I get every other group before the easiest/yellow foursome, especially when it’s something that I should have seen immediately.
Instead the word PUNK jumped out and memories of Ashton Kutcher’s early-2000s TV show Punk’d, something which automatically led me to FOOL, PRANK and TRICK.
It was a similar story with BOHEMIAN and STAIRWAY, which I was instantly convinced had to be connected, making up four staples of any classic rock playlist – Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, Baba O’Riley by The Who, Hotel California by Eagles, and Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Sunday, September 28, game #840)
- YELLOW: BACKING AEGIS, GUARD, PROTECTION, SHIELD
- GREEN: MALICIOUS SOFTWARE BACKDOOR, TROJAN HORSE, VIRUS, WORM
- BLUE: GUM BRANDS EXTRA, ICE BREAKERS, ORBIT, TRIDENT
- PURPLE: N.F.L. TEAM LOGOS BUFFALO, FLEUR-DE-LIS, HORSESHOE, LIGHTNING BOLT
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.
