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…
- SINGLE
- STICKER
- BELLY
- BUTTON
- HOLE
- SOLE
- OYSTER
- CLAM
- BUCK
- LUCK
- BALL
- TRUMPET
- MOREL
- ARCH
- SMACKER
- HEEL
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Tootsies
- GREEN: Cash
- BLUE: Delicious funghi
- PURPLE: Top pan
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: PARTS OF A FOOT
- GREEN: ONE DOLLAR
- BLUE: KINDS OF MUSHROOMS
- PURPLE: POT
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 #572, are…
- YELLOW: PARTS OF A FOOT ARCH, BALL, HEEL, SOLE
- GREEN: ONE DOLLAR BUCK, CLAM, SINGLE, SMACKER
- BLUE: KINDS OF MUSHROOMS BUTTON, MOREL, OYSTER, TRUMPET
- PURPLE: POT BELLY, HOLE, LUCK, STICKER
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 mistake
Connections played a nice trick today with OYSTER and CLAM making me think there had to be a seafood group – so I convinced myself that SMACKER and MOREL were types of mollusk. They are not.
Putting this error to one side, I managed to connect the PARTS OF A FOOT. Then, once I remembered that CLAM is slang for money and MOREL was actually a mushroom then the other three groups fell into place.
A satisfying teasing out of semi-useless knowledge.
- YELLOW: PERCEIVE CATCH, CLOCK, NOTICE, REGISTER
- GREEN: CADENCE BEAT, METER, RHYTHM, TIME
- BLUE: ONE IN A GROUP OF TWELVE DONUT, INCH, JUROR, MONTH
- PURPLE: DOG __ DAYS, PADDLE, TAG, TIRED