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…
- EARTHWORM
- CLOG
- SLUG
- WATERFALL
- GLOWSTICK
- RAINDROP
- CANAL
- FIREFLY
- WINDMILL
- RADIUM
- SKYDIVE
- SALAMANDER
- AURORA
- EEL
- TULIP
- GATECRASH
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Slithering
- GREEN: All lit up
- BLUE: Seen in Amsterdam
- PURPLE: Drop at the end
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: SLIMY ANIMALS
- GREEN: THINGS THAT LUMINESCE
- BLUE: DUTCH SYMBOLS
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH SYNONYMS FOR “PLUNGE”
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 #570, are…
- YELLOW: SLIMY ANIMALS EARTHWORM, EEL, SALAMANDER, SLUG
- GREEN: THINGS THAT LUMINESCE AURORA, FIREFLY, GLOWSTICK, RADIUM
- BLUE: DUTCH SYMBOLS CANAL, CLOG, TULIP, WINDMILL
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH SYNONYMS FOR “PLUNGE” GATECRASH, RAINDROP, SKYDIVE, WATERFALL
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 2 mistakes
Creatures that give me the ick seemed an obvious category for a group, but it turned out to be correct as EARTHWORM, EEL, SALAMANDER, and SLUG were all classed as SLIMY ANIMALS.
I once lived in a basement flat where myself and my flatmates fought a constant war of attrition against slugs, who somehow found their way into our damp and miserable hovel. Although I’m sure it would be considered an act of cruelty by many slug lovers, we attempted to block them from entering our abode with lines of table salt at all points of entry, but still, they managed to slime their way inside past our sodium barricade and we’d find silvery trails across the floors each morning, or worse accidentally step on a glutinous blob in our bare feet – a slug between your toes is not something you’d want to experience, trust me.
The solution was obvious wear CLOGs – or move out.
- 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