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…
BATEGGLOVEWITCHPUMPKINSPIDERBLINKJOBDIABLOFLUTTERTREASUREVIPERSCAVENGERMUSTANGWINKDARLING
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
Yellow: My sweetheartGreen: Or you could add shadow…Blue: Fast drivesPurple: Blank [look for]
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: TERMS OF ENDEARMENTGREEN: THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR EYELIDSBLUE: SPORTS CARSPURPLE: ___ HUNT
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 #508, are…
YELLOW: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT DARLING, LOVE, PUMPKIN, TREASUREGREEN: THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR EYELIDS BAT, BLINK, FLUTTER, WINKBLUE: SPORTS CARS DIABLO, MUSTANG, SPIDER, VIPERPURPLE: ___ HUNT EGG, JOB, SCAVENGER, WITCH
My rating: EasyMy score: 1 mistake
So here we are with our Halloween edition of Connections, complete with BAT, PUMPKIN, WITCH and SPIDER. Except it’s not really – because there’s no Halloween-themed group here today. Instead, PUMPKIN formed part of the easiest group with DARLING, LOVE and TREASURE to make TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, while BAT joined with BLINK, FLUTTER and WINK to form THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR EYELIDS (green).
Neither of these two were too tricky, but I actually solved blue first. This was SPORTS CARS, containing DIABLO, MUSTANG, SPIDER and VIPER, and though I’m no automotive expert I spotted it quickly, possibly because I am currently driving a Mustang Mach-E (on loan while my own car is in for repairs).
That meant I didn’t need to solve purple, although I did give it a try earlier on and would have got it if I’d needed to. My mistake was to place TREASURE there with EGG, SCAVENGER and JOB as ___HUNT, but obviously WITCH was the correct missing word.
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YELLOW: UPSWING BOOM, RISE, SPIKE, SURGEGREEN: THINGS WITH WHEELS DOLLY, ROLLERBLADE, SKATEBOARD, WAGONBLUE: KINDS OF TAPE DUCT, ELECTRICAL, GAFFER, PACKINGPURPLE: RETAIL CHAINS WITH A LETTER CHANGED BEST BOY, IDEA, KRONER, STABLES
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.