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 Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, September 21 (game #833).
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.
Today's NYT Connections words are...
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
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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...
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
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The answers to today's Connections, game #834, are...
Today's purple group WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE PLURAL LETTERS is a great example of how saying the tiles out loud should be part of our process.
Of course, that isn't always easy. If you work in an office or play Connections in a coffee shop then people may think you are losing your mind. That was especially the case today with ARS and AYES.
Fortunately, I didn't have to sound out any words as I'd already completed the game before reaching the most difficult group - BLACK AND WHITE THINGS was a recent Strands theme, so I saw that quickly, followed by BASIC GEOMETRIC CALCULATIONS.
The final eight tiles did present me with a challenge. I knew that EXCALIBUR and LUXOR were LAS VEGAS CASINO HOTELS, but it was a lucky guess that got me ARIA and ENCORE.