Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into different categories. It can be tricky, so read on if you need pointers.
What should you do when you’re done? Of course, play some word games. I also have daily Strands Hints and Answers and Quordle Hints and Answers articles if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle Today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about today’s NYT Connections is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections Today (Game #579) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- SUGAR
- GOAT
- RELAXED
- ORANGE
- HOST
- REST
- DOOR
- HINGE
- SIMPLE
- RYE
- DEPENDENT
- AUTO
- BUILDING ON
- COOL
- ENOUGH
- BITTERS
NYT Connections Today (Game #579) – Hint #1 – Group Hints
What are some pointers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Stay with me
- VEGETABLES: Take the pressure off
- BLUE: Classic cocktail
- PURPLE: Game show brainteaser
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four themed answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #579) – Hint #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: BE CONTINGENT (ON)
- GREEN: “CALM”
- BLUE: INGREDIENTS IN AN OLD FASHIONED WAY
- PURPLE: OFFERED IN THE MONTY HALL PROBLEM
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #579) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game, game #579, are…
- YELLOW: BE CONTINGENT (ON) DEPENDENT, HINGE, TRUST, PEACE
- GREEN: “CALM” COOLING, EASY, ENOUGH, RELAXING
- BLUE: INGREDIENTS IN AN OLD FASHIONED WAY BITTERS, ORANGE, RYE, SUGAR
- PURPLE: OFFERED IN THE MONTY HALL PROBLEM CAR, DOOR, GOAT, HOST
- My rating: Difficult
- My score: 2 mistakes
I was completely unaware of the “Monty Hall problem” and even after reading the Wikipedia page (whose views will reach an all-time high today) – like Schrödinger’s cat – I still don’t understand it. I would stick with my initial assessment or go with the GOAT. Fortunately, my job here is to reveal the answers to Connections, not to explain the Connections categories.
The other colors were much easier, especially OLD FASHIONED INGREDIENTS, as BITTERS are not used for much else. I wasted a mistake on ‘CALM DOWN’ by choosing CALM instead of ENOUGH before switching focus to the Trustworthy List.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Thursday, January 9, game #578)
- YELLOW: VENDOR’S SPOTLIGHT AT A MARKET STAND, STALL, STAND, TABLE
- GREEN: DOG COMMANDS COME, HEEL, SIT, STAY
- BLUE: BUSINESS DEPARTMENTS FINANCE, IT, LEGAL, SALES
- PURPLE: LAST WORDS IN “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL” FROM, SEA, SHINING, TO
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of the New York Times’ increasingly popular word games. It challenges you to find groups of four items that have something in common, and each group has a different level of difficulty: green is easy, yellow is a little harder, blue is often quite tough, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you technically don’t have to solve the last question, because you can answer it by a process of elimination. Plus, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you some breathing room.
It’s a bit more complicated than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For example, beware of homophones and other word games that can obscure the answers.
It is playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.