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…
- SHINING
- FINANCE
- TABLE
- SIT
- STAND
- STAY
- TO
- IT
- SEA
- STALL
- COME
- FROM
- LEGAL
- HEEL
- BOOTH
- SALES
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: A pitch to sell from
- GREEN: Well trained
- BLUE: The office
- PURPLE: Last line of patriotic song
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: VENDOR’S SPOT AT A MARKET
- GREEN: DOG COMMANDS
- BLUE: CORPORATE DEPARTMENTS
- PURPLE: LAST WORDS IN “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL”
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 #578, are…
- YELLOW: VENDOR’S SPOT AT A MARKET BOOTH, STALL, STAND, TABLE
- GREEN: DOG COMMANDS COME, HEEL, SIT, STAY
- BLUE: CORPORATE DEPARTMENTS FINANCE, IT, LEGAL, SALES
- PURPLE: LAST WORDS IN “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL” FROM, SEA, SHINING, TO
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
It’s an odd feeling getting the purple group second, and not one I’ve experienced often. “FROM SEA TO SHINING sea” felt almost too obvious – like, yellow-group obvious.
My first thought about today’s words was Stephen King novels – IT, The SHINING, The STAND – and that’s as far as I got before seeing the LAST WORDS IN “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL” and DOG COMMANDS.
VENDOR’S SPOT AT A MARKET didn’t include the best one – blanket on the floor, the spot most often deployed by someone who doesn’t have an official spot at the market. There’s a Saturday market near me where another “spot” comes into play – opened suitcase on top of a dustbin. This is a style of selling that’s exclusive to perfumes of dubious provenance, the suitcase necessary for speedy departures. Best to stick to sellers with a BOOTH, STALL, STAND or TABLE.
- YELLOW: SECTION BRANCH, DIVISION, LIMB, WING
- GREEN: ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT BOW, DRUMSTICK, MALLET, PICK
- BLUE: DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANT EAR, MEMORY, TRUNK, TUSK
- PURPLE: WORDS MISSPELLED IN NU METAL BAND NAMES BISCUIT, CORN, LINCOLN, STAINED