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 Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.
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…
- ENDEAVOR
- CURB
- NATIONAL
- BOARDWALK
- HERTZ
- TWIN
- MOLE
- ENTERPRISE
- SILICON
- PROJECT
- TIGER
- VOLT
- GAME
- RAY
- SECOND
- VENTURE
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Thing being done
- Green: Ways of measuring
- Blue: A Giant would probably get this
- Purple: TRUE is another
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: UNDERTAKING
- GREEN: UNITS
- BLUE: M.L.B. TEAM MEMBER
- PURPLE: FIRST WORDS OF HBO SHOWS
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 #537, are…
- YELLOW: UNDERTAKING ENDEAVOR, ENTERPRISE, PROJECT, VENTURE
- GREEN: UNITS HERTZ, MOLE, SECOND, VOLT
- BLUE: M.L.B. TEAM MEMBER NATIONAL, RAY, TIGER, TWIN
- PURPLE: FIRST WORDS OF HBO SHOWS BOARDWALK, CURB, GAME, SILICON
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 2 mistakes
This was another of those games that hung on a knife-edge until I got very lucky with a guess and solved it with two attempts left. It had all started off well enough, with yellow (UNDERTAKING) and green (UNITS) both proving very easy. The latter, in particular, stood out to me right away thanks to the scientific nature of HERTZ and VOLT, although MOLE and SECOND were not quite so obvious.
After that, however, I got stuck. I simply could not see any kind of connection between the words. I searched in vain for even two words that could be linked and didn’t find any. I lost two guesses playing fairly random groups then somehow got blue right on the third; it really was an entirely random guess and so incredibly fortunate. The connection, it turned out, was M.L.B. TEAM MEMBER, with NATIONAL, RAY, TIGER and TWIN, but I’d never have got that if not by luck. I’ve heard of the Yankees and that’s about it! If Connections ever has a group about cricket (a far superior sport), though, I’ll be all over it…
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- YELLOW: APPRECIATION CREDIT, PRAISE, RECOGNITION, THANKS
- GREEN: FRAUDSTER CHEAT, CON, FAKE, QUACK
- BLUE: EAT VORACIOUSLY BOLT, DOWN, GOBBLE, SCARF
- PURPLE: ___ TUESDAY FAT, GIVING, SUPER, TACO