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.
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.
NYT Connections today (game #827) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- CONNECTION
- BANSHEE
- CARPET
- STRAND
- PIP
- CHEMISTRY
- BANK
- TILE
- HEARTBREAKER
- WOOD
- SPARK
- COAST
- LAMINATE
- SHORE
- WAILER
- FIREWORKS
NYT Connections today (game #827) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Choices to walk on
- GREEN: Seaside geography
- BLUE: Love is in the air
- PURPLE: In the group but not the singer
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 #827) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: FLOORING OPTIONS
- GREEN: BEACHY AREA
- BLUE: ROMANTIC VIBE
- PURPLE: MEMBER OF A CLASSIC BACKING BAND
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #827) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #827, are…
- YELLOW: FLOORING OPTIONS CARPET, LAMINATE, TILE, WOOD
- GREEN: BEACHY AREA BANK, COAST, SHORE, STRAND
- BLUE: ROMANTIC VIBE CHEMISTRY, CONNECTION, FIREWORKS, SPARK
- PURPLE: MEMBER OF A CLASSIC BACKING BAND BANSHEE, HEARTBREAKER, PIP, WAILER
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
For the second day in a row I got the purple group before the end. This is unprecedented, but for music fans today’s so-called hardest group was easy.
That said, I doubt either BANSHEE would consider themself a MEMBER OF A CLASSIC BACKING BAND; a member of a classic band, yes, but Siouxsie’s “backing band”? You may be able to tell I was once a music journalist; this is the sort of argument I’d have to listen to for hours back in the day.
Anyway, I digress. The other three categories confirm this was an easy round, devoid of the usual traps and trickery. FLOORING OPTIONS? BEACHY AREA? ROMANTIC VIBE? I think this qualifies as one of the most normal Connections games of 2025.
Right, now I’m off to listen to Spellbound.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Sunday, September 14, game #826)
- YELLOW: ENTRYWAY DOOR, GATE, HATCH, PORTAL
- GREEN: MAP FEATURES COMPASS, INSET, KEY, SCALE
- BLUE: SURPASS BEAT, BEST, BETTER, TOP
- PURPLE: STREETS WITH SYMBOLIC IMPORTANCE DOWNING, FLEET, MAIN, WALL
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.
