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…
- PICK
- MEMORY
- LIMB
- BISCUIT
- TRUNK
- DRUMSTICK
- CORN
- BRANCH
- EAR
- WING
- STAINED
- BOW
- LINCOLN
- MALLET
- TUSK
- DIVISION
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Departments
- GREEN: Play a tune with these
- BLUE: Think Dumbo
- PURPLE: 00s rock groups
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: SECTION
- GREEN: ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT
- BLUE: DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANT
- PURPLE: WORDS MISSPELLED IN NU METAL BAND NAMES
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 #577, are…
- 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
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 2 mistakes
The first thing I thought when I saw LIMB and BISCUIT beside each other on the grid was that would be a good name for a rap-rock covers band, but did I think it could be a Connections group? No I did not. I just thought it was one of their jokes.
Instead, I convinced myself that DRUMSTICK, CORN, PICK and BISCUIT were all things you’d find at a KFC. Which is sort of true, although that wouldn’t be a particularly exciting order.
I saw sense in the end after spotting the four words that made up SECTION and ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT, but still got DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANT ahead of Nu Metal misspellings.
- YELLOW: VOCAL MUSIC A CAPPELLA, BARBERSHOP, DOO-WOP, MADRIGAL
- GREEN: A HANDFUL OF A FEW, CERTAIN, SOME, VARIOUS
- BLUE: BOOK SUBTITLES A LIFE, A NOVEL, ESSAYS, PART ONE
- PURPLE: _ IS _ (IS _) A DEAL, A ROSE, ENOUGH, LOVE