Looking for a different day?
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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, November 14 (game #887).
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 #888) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- TWILIGHT
- SEASON
- FILM
- PERIOD
- STAGE
- SLASH
- TIME
- METHOD
- SALT
- COMFORT
- DASH
- FLAVOR
- CHARACTER
- COLON
- BUFFER
- SPICE
NYT Connections today (game #888) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Add something extra to food
- GREEN: Featured in sentences
- BLUE: Types of dramatic performer
- PURPLE: Begin just before darkness
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 #888) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ENHANCE THE TASTE OF
- GREEN: PUNCTUATION MARKS
- BLUE: KINDS OF ACTORS
- PURPLE: ____ ZONE
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #888) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #888, are…
- YELLOW: ENHANCE THE TASTE OF FLAVOR, SALT, SEASON, SPICE
- GREEN: PUNCTUATION MARKS COLON, DASH, PERIOD, SLASH
- BLUE: KINDS OF ACTORS CHARACTER, FILM, METHOD, STAGE
- PURPLE: ____ ZONE BUFFER, COMFORT, TIME, TWILIGHT
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The lack of crossovers made this a relatively straightforward game.
It’s been a while since I completed Connections in difficulty order and usually I am really pleased when I do that, but today I’m annoyed that I failed to see the purple group.
It’s a common trivia quiz question to ask what country has the most TIME zones. Logically you’d think of the US, Russia or perhaps Australia but the answer is France with 12 time zones. It’s a bit of a trick because it’s due to France’s many far-flung territories; mainland France has just one time zone.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Friday, November 14, game #887)
- YELLOW: EVALUATE GRADE, JUDGE, RATE, REVIEW
- GREEN: RADIO TUNING OPTIONS BAND, CHANNEL, FREQUENCY, STATION
- BLUE: ACTION FILM SUBGENRES BUDDY, DISASTER, MARTIAL ARTS, SUPERHERO
- PURPLE: CLASSIC ’90S ACTION FILMS ARMAGEDDON, HARD BOILED, HEAT, SPEED
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.
