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 #584) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- PEANUT
- VEHICLE
- DIRTY
- ROBOT
- SHY
- BIG
- WET
- PATH
- MEDIUM
- LOW
- PERFECT
- TOOL
- LIGHT
- MECHANISM
- DRY
- SHORT
NYT Connections Today (Game #584) – Hint #1 – Group Hints
What are some pointers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: System
- VEGETABLES: Need more
- BLUE: Shaken, not stirred
- PURPLE: Could also be Beast and Bean
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 #584) – Hint #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: MEANS
- GREEN: MISSING
- BLUE: MARTINI SPECS
- PURPLE: FICTIONAL MISTERS
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #584) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game, game #584, are…
- YELLOW: MEANS MECHANISM, MEDIUM, TOOL, VEHICLE
- GREEN: MISSING LIGHT, LOW, SHORT, SHY
- BLUE: MARTINI SPECS DIRTY, DRY, PERFECT, WET
- PURPLE: FICTIONAL MISTERS BIG, PEANUT, ROBOT, TOAD
- My rating: Annoying
- My score: 2 mistakes
Today was one of those days where the yellow group went completely over my head and I was able to connect Mr. ROBOT with his other friends (purple) and MARTINI SPECS (blue) ahead of what should be the easiest foursome. To be honest, I still don’t understand it, but then I’m a little SHY in terms of knowledge.
LACKING reminds me of an excellent joke recently retold on the brilliant Search engine podcast – two women complain about the bad food at a resort they are staying at. “Yes,” one of the women agrees, “and the portions are so small.”
There is a life lesson in that. Less is more, more is less, one of those.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, January 14, game #583)
- YELLOW: OPERATING ACTIVE, FUNCTIONAL, WALKING, WORKING
- GREEN: TERM MEETING, PERIOD, SESSION, SESSION
- BLUE: THINGS IN A CAMERA KIT BODY, FLASH, LENS, BELT
- PURPLE: BIRD PLUS LETTER CROWD, GULLY, PUFFING, SWANK
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 slightly harder, blue is often quite hard, and purple is usually very hard.
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.