By Looking for a different day?
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, February 23 (game #623).
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 #624) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- MERMAID
- CAVE
- HEARTH
- BUCKLE
- BOW
- SCARF
- BUTTE
- GULP
- WOLF
- COMPASS
- CHINA
- SHINE
- SWALLOW
- GIVE
- ANCHOR
- GOBBLE
NYT Connections today (game #624) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Dine with gusto
- GREEN: Collapse easily
- BLUE: Seen on sailor’s arms
- PURPLE: Last letters reveal anatomy
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 #624) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: EAT VORACIOUSLY
- GREEN: BEND UNDER PRESSURE
- BLUE: CLASSIC NAUTICAL TATTOOS
- PURPLE: BODY PARTS PLUS LETTER
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #624) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #624, are…
- YELLOW: EAT VORACIOUSLY GOBBLE, GULP, SCARF, WOLF
- GREEN: BEND UNDER PRESSURE BOW, BUCKLE, CAVE, GIVE
- BLUE: CLASSIC NAUTICAL TATTOOS ANCHOR, COMPASS, MERMAID, SWALLOW
- PURPLE: BODY PARTS PLUS LETTER BUTTE, CHINA, HEARTH, SHINE
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
I struggled a bit to get going today. I was convinced that ANCHOR and SWALLOW were classic tattoos, but didn’t see the nautical link until later. With BUTTE and CAVE, meanwhile, I initially thought we were searching for something geographical. But no, we were searching for butts and shins.
I have a friend who comes from a family who all EAT VORACIOUSLY. It is as if their plates are on fire or will be swept away from the table if they take a pause. It’s quite a sight to behold, but a little awkward when eating out, as they’ve finished by the time I’ve only just started.
I wouldn’t say I’m a slow eater, although I am aware of the advice that you should chew each mouthful 37 times to aid digestion. I do like to appreciate my plate before I WOLF it down, otherwise we might as well all just SWALLOW pills and Soylent.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Sunday, 23 February, game #623)
- GREEN: WAYS TO PRESERVE FOOD CAN, FERMENT, FREEZE, PICKLE
- YELLOW: RUB TOGETHER GNASH, GRATE, GRIND, SCRAPE
- BLUE: BREAKFAST CONDIMENTS BUTTER, HOT SAUCE, JAM, SYRUP
- PURPLE: PROVERBIAL THINGS THAT ARE SPILLED BEANS, GUTS, MILK, TEA
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.
