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…
- BALL
- DROP
- DART
- GAME
- ATTENTION
- DEAR
- BRAND
- NAMES
- THRILL
- FOR
- FLY
- BLAST
- BOLT
- KICK
- TO
- DASH
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: In a hurry
- GREEN: Good times
- BLUE: To whom it may concern
- PURPLE: Your given moniker
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: MOVE QUICKLY
- GREEN: FUN TIME
- BLUE: WORDS BEFORE AN ADDRESSEE
- PURPLE: NAME
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 #569, are…
- YELLOW: MOVE QUICKLY BOLT, DART, DASH, FLY
- GREEN: FUN TIME BALL, BLAST, KICK, THRILL
- BLUE: WORDS BEFORE AN ADDRESSEE ATTENTION, DEAR, FOR, TO
- PURPLE: NAME _ BRAND, DROP, GAME, NAMES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Today’s grid included several potential groups: things that come before “off”, names for potential delivery apps, various seekers of things, how someone from the 1950s might communicate happiness.
Despite these distractions, the actual groups were a little more obvious, although I did have to time travel back to a period when I actually received written communication in order to get WORDS BEFORE AN ADDRESSEE. Once, I received dozens of letters a week FOR my ATTENTION, but now the only regular communications I get through my letterbox are fast food menus, including one quite accurately addressed to The Pizza Lover.
A good Connections to end 2024 with. In fact, it was a BLAST.
- YELLOW: LUNCH ORDERS CLUB, HERO, MELT, WRAP
- GREEN: USED TO MAKE COFFEE BEANS, FILTER, GRINDER, WATER
- BLUE: PAY, WITH “UP” ANTE, COUGH, PONY, SETTLE
- PURPLE: NAMES FEATURING “!” AIRPLANE, JEOPARDY, PINK, YAHOO