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.
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PUZZLE
- MANIA
- BUZZ
- GATE
- CORE
- HEX
- VEX
- REX
- SLINKY
- STUMP
- POX
- PERPLEX
- JINX
- HAMM
- SPELL
- PILLED
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: State of confusion
- Green: Broomstick
- Blue: Playful Pixar pals
- Purple: The people have spoken
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…
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BAFFLE
- GREEN: CURSE
- BLUE: “TOY STORY” CHARACTERS, FAMILIARLY
- PURPLE: COLLOQUIAL SUFFIXES
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
The answers to today’s Connections, game #544, are…
- YELLOW: BAFFLE PERPLEX, PUZZLE, STUMP, VEX
- GREEN: CURSE HEX, JINX, POX, SPELL
- BLUE: “TOY STORY” CHARACTERS, FAMILIARLY BUZZ, HAMM, REX, SLINKY
- PURPLE: COLLOQUIAL SUFFIXES CORE, GATE, MANIA, PILLED
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 3 mistakes
The first thing that jumped out from today’s Connections was a collection of words ending in X. Surely we’re not going to fall into the trap of thinking they’re a group, right? Er…
No, no, let’s resist. With Wicked in theaters right now, words connected to witches seem timely, so HEX, SPELL, JINX, and POX didn’t require magical skills to spot.
Staying at the movies, the first thing that came to mind with the word BUZZ was the astronaut from the Toy Story movies. It helps being a parent who’s seen the movies about 62 times, of course, but I didn’t know the pig had two Ms until now.
As someone who exists in a near-permanent state of BAFFLEment today’s yellow was straightforward, but Purple had me stumped – my first thought was things connected to wrestling. I’m not sure what PILLED is, but it could be some killer Caretaker move, surely? Instead it was COLLOQUIAL SUFFIXES – every day’s a school day!
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- YELLOW: APTITUDE FLAIR, GIFT, INSTINCT, NOSE
- GREEN: EXTERIOR FACE, FRONT, OUTSIDE, SURFACE
- BLUE: TECH COMPANIES AMAZON, APPLE, INTUIT, ORACLE
- PURPLE: __STONE BRIM, LIME, RHINE, YELLOW