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…
- STOP
- GROSS
- MAKE
- HOME
- YIELD
- VOLUME
- SLOW
- SNARE
- QUIET
- KETTLE
- NET
- MUTE
- EAR
- SLEEPY
- OIL
- CALM
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Totally chill
- GREEN: Get paid
- BLUE: TV buttons
- PURPLE: Bang the ….
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: HARDLY BUSTLING
- GREEN: EARN
- BLUE: REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE “DRUM”
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 #574, are…
- YELLOW: HARDLY BUSTLING CALM, QUIET, SLEEPY, SLOW
- GREEN: EARN GROSS, MAKE, NET, YIELD
- BLUE: REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS HOME, MUTE, STOP, VOLUME
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE “DRUM” EAR, KETTLE, OIL, SNARE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: 1 mistake
A very rare Connections for me today, as the first group I got was the purple collection of WORDS BEFORE “DRUM”. I got there after one mistake; I did initially think EAR was linked with VOLUME and MUTE, which both turned out to be REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS instead.
“Mute” is the kind of remote control function I only discover when I press it accidentally – usually by sitting on it and usually at some vital moment of the final episode of a tense drama – and have to scan the buttons to turn it off. I suffer similar issues with Netflix, which I think I’m watching with subtitles on because I’m thoughtful and don’t want to disturb anyone, but actually I’m watching with subtitles on because I can’t remember how to turn the subtitles off.
- YELLOW: CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPE BALL, CRUMPLE, SCRUNCH, WAD
- GREEN: FASTENERS BUCKLE, CLIP, HOOK, SNAP
- BLUE: MARK AS COMPLETED CHECK, CROSS, STRIKE, TICK
- PURPLE: DEPICTED IN DALÍ’S “THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY” ANT, BRANCH, CLOCK, MELTING