By 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 clues.
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 #584) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PEANUT
- VEHICLE
- DIRTY
- ROBOT
- SHY
- BIG
- WET
- TOAD
- MEDIUM
- LOW
- PERFECT
- TOOL
- LIGHT
- MECHANISM
- DRY
- SHORT
NYT Connections today (game #584) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: System
- GREEN: More required
- BLUE: Shaken not stirred
- PURPLE: Could also include Beast and Bean
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 #584) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: MEANS
- GREEN: LACKING
- BLUE: MARTINI SPECIFICATIONS
- PURPLE: FICTIONAL MISTERS
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #584) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #584, are…
- YELLOW: MEANS MECHANISM, MEDIUM, TOOL, VEHICLE
- GREEN: LACKING LIGHT, LOW, SHORT, SHY
- BLUE: MARTINI SPECIFICATIONS DIRTY, DRY, PERFECT, WET
- PURPLE: FICTIONAL MISTERS BIG, PEANUT, ROBOT, TOAD
- My rating: Tricky
- My score: 2 mistakes
Today was one of those days where the yellow group went completely over my head and I was able to connect Mr ROBOT with his other pals (purple) and MARTINI SPECIFICATIONS (blue) ahead of what is supposed to be the easiest foursome. In truth, I still don’t get it, but then I am a bit SHY on the knowledge front.
LACKING reminds me of an excellent joke that was recently retold on the brilliant Search Engine podcast – two women are complaining about the lousy food at a resort they’re staying at. “Yes,” agrees one of the women, “and the portions are so small.”
There’s a life lesson there. Less is more, more is less, one of those.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, 14 January, game #583)
- YELLOW: OPERATING ACTIVE, FUNCTIONAL, RUNNING, WORKING
- GREEN: TERM MEETING, PERIOD, SESSION, SITTING
- BLUE: THINGS IN A CAMERA KIT BODY, FLASH, LENS, STRAP
- PURPLE: BIRD PLUS LETTER CROWD, GULLY, PUFFING, SWANK
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.
