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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, March 4 (game #997).
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 Connections hints.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #998) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- ALTERNATE
- HERO
- TOGGLE
- BOLT
- REPLACEMENT
- SANDBOX
- BELOW
- SEESAW
- NUT
- LAB
- WASHER
- SUBMARINE
- INCUBATOR
- SWITCH
- SCREW
- TEST BED
NYT Connections today (game #998) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Workshop staples
- GREEN: Places to try things
- BLUE: Move between
- PURPLE: Go backwards on a 'bus'?
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…
NYT Connections today (game #998) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BITS OF HARDWARE
- GREEN: PLACES WHERE IDEAS ARE DEVELOPED
- BLUE: GO BACK AND FORTH
- PURPLE: WHAT "SUB" MIGHT REFER
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #998) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #998, are…
- YELLOW: BITS OF HARDWARE BOLT, NUT, SCREW, WASHER
- GREEN: PLACES WHERE IDEAS ARE DEVELOPED INCUBATOR, LAB, SANDBOX, TEST BED
- BLUE: GO BACK AND FORTH ALTERNATE, SEESAW, SWITCH, TOGGLE
- PURPLE: WHAT "SUB" MIGHT REFER TO BELOW, HERO, REPLACEMENT, SUBMARINE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Today's Connections started off well for me and then proceeded so smoothly that I'm left thinking it was either a very easy one or that I'm a genius. Almost certainly the former.
At first glance, there was an obvious collection of words themed around mechanical things — BOLT and NUT and SCREW and WASHER. I put them together expecting it to be something of a red herring, but no — that was all that was needed for yellow.
I had the same feeling for PLACES WHERE IDEAS ARE DEVELOPED and then GO BACK AND FORTH: surely it can't be this simple?
That said, I don't think I'd ever have assembled the purple group, not least because I have no idea why SUB might refer to a HERO. What am I missing there?
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, March 4, game #997)
- YELLOW: PURSUE HOUND, SHADOW, TAIL, TRACK
- GREEN: SPORTSMANLIKE FAIR, HONEST, SPORTING, SQUARE
- BLUE: CLASSIC KID GIFTS BIKE, BOOK, TOY, VIDEO GAME
- PURPLE: "___ GIRL" TITLES GONE, GOSSIP, NEW, WORKING
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
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