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…
- BANK
- PARK
- BOOK
- STORE
- RESERVE
- TRAIN
- SCHOOL
- POOL
- EARTH
- SIGNAL
- INCH
- COACH
- TURN
- GLOW
- GUIDE
- BRAKE
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Learn
- GREEN: Collection of items
- BLUE: Take the wheel
- PURPLE: Wriggly creatures
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: TEACH
- GREEN: CACHE
- BLUE: DRIVING INSTRUCTOR DIRECTIVES
- PURPLE: WORM
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 #582, are…
- YELLOW: TEACH COACH, GUIDE, SCHOOL, TRAIN
- GREEN: CACHE BANK, POOL, RESERVE, STORE
- BLUE: DRIVING INSTRUCTOR DIRECTIVES BRAKE, PARK, SIGNAL, TURN
- PURPLE: WORM BOOK, EARTH, GLOW, INCH
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 mistake
In the list of DRIVING INSTRUCTOR DIRECTIVES the one I heard the most during my lessons was BRAKE. I was so bad at driving that my first instructor refused to take me out after my second lesson – I hit a police car in stationary traffic. The police officers thought it was hilarious, the instructor less so.
When I eventually came to take my first test I failed after 10 seconds, after managing not to SIGNAL and then making a TURN in the wrong direction and directly into oncoming vehicles.
I should add that during this period I also crashed my father’s car into a rock and then a tree.
Fortunately, after a 10-year break it all clicked and I sailed through my second test. I’ve even thought about becoming a driving instructor myself, but then I realised I’d have to teach people like I was at 17.
Anyway, a lovely Connections today. Certainly less stressful than a driving lesson.
- YELLOW: FABRICATION FAIRY TALE, FANTASY, FICTION, INVENTION
- GREEN: WOO CHARM, COURT, PURSUE, ROMANCE
- BLUE: CLASSIC ATARI GAMES ASTEROIDS, BREAKOUT, CENTIPEDE, DEFENDER
- PURPLE: THINGS FEATURING TAILS COIN TOSS, COMETS, DRESS COAT, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG