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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, December 30 (game #933).
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 #934) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- SOUND BARRIER
- CHAMPAGNE
- FLUTE
- ROCKY
- SEA BASS
- BERMUDA TRIANGLE
- NOISEMAKER
- LIBERTY BELL
- DRYER
- FIREWORKS
- COUCH
- CUSHIONS
- CHANNEL SURF
- CHEESESTEAK
- BLACK HOLE
- BAY LEAF
- BROTHERLY LOVE
- BALL DROP
NYT Connections today (game #934) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Sending in 2026
- GREEN: Vanishing spots
- BLUE: As seen in Philly
- PURPLE: Wet beginnings
Need more clues?
NYT Connections today (game #934) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
- GREEN: PLACES WHERE THINGS DISAPPEAR
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH PHILADELPHIA
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH BODIES OF WATER
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #934) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #934, are…
- YELLOW: HAPPY NEW YEAR! BALL DROP, CHAMPAGNE FLUTE, FIREWORKS, NOISEMAKER
- GREEN: PLACES WHERE THINGS DISAPPEAR BERMUDA TRIANGLE, BLACK HOLE, COUCH CUSHIONS, DRYER
- BLUE: ASSOCIATED WITH PHILADELPHIA BROTHERLY LOVE, CHEESESTEAK, LIBERTY BELL, ROCKY
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH BODIES OF WATER BAY LEAF, CHANNEL SURF, SEA BASS, SOUND BARRIER
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
This was a difficult Connections to end the year with for anyone playing outside the US.
Fortunately, my love of Rocky (I’m a sucker for slow-motion training scenes) saw me home with ASSOCIATED WITH PHILADELPHIA. I’ve also got a restaurant near me called Fat Phill’s, whose specialty is a Philly Cheese – so I am well aware of the legendary sandwich.
More universal was the PLACES WHERE THINGS DISAPPEAR group. There are two mysteries of the modern family household: where does the remote control go and why have I got so many odd socks? The answers to both lay among this quartet.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, December 30, game #933)
- YELLOW: INTENTION AIM, GOAL, OBJECT, POINT
- GREEN: MEASURING DEVICES CLOCK, COMPASS, RULER, SCALE
- BLUE: PARTS OF A FLIGHT CLIMB, TAKEOFF, TAXI, TOUCHDOWN
- PURPLE: BIKE ACCESSORIES BASKET, BELL, RACK, REFLECTOR
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.
