NYT Connections today – my hints and answers for Wednesday January 8 (game #577)
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 #577) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- CHOOSE
- MEMORY
- LEMA
- BISCUIT
- TRUNK
- DRUMSTICK
- CORN
- BRANCH
- EAR
- WING
- STAINED
- BOW
- LINCOLN
- HAMMER
- TUSK
- DIVISION
NYT Connections Today (Game #577) – Hint #1 – Group Hints
What are some pointers for current NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Departments
- VEGETABLES: Play a tune with this
- BLUE: Think Stupid
- PURPLE: ’00s rock groups
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 #577) – Hint #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SECTION
- GREEN: ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT
- BLUE: DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANT
- PURPLE: WORDS MISPELLED IN NU METAL BAND NAMES
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #577) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game, game #577, are…
- YELLOW: SECTION BRANCH, DIVISION, LEMA, WING
- GREEN: ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT BOW, DRUM, MALLET, PICK
- BLUE: DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANT EAR, MEMORY, TRUNK, TUSK
- PURPLE: WORDS MISPELLED IN NU METAL BAND NAMES COOKIE, CORN, LINCOLN, STAINED
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 2 mistakes
The first thing I thought when I saw LIMB and BISCUIT next to each other on the grid was that this would be a good name for a rap-rock covers band, but did I think it could be a Connections group? No, I didn’t. I thought it was one of their jokes.
Instead, I convinced myself that DRUMSTICK, CORN, PICK and BISCUIT were all things you would find at a KFC. That’s more or less true, even if that wouldn’t be a particularly exciting order.
I eventually saw the point after noticing the four words that were part of SECTION and ACCESSORIES FOR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT, but I still got DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF AN ELEPHANT before Nu Metal’s spelling mistakes.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, January 7, game #576)
- YELLOW: VOCAL MUSIC A CAPPELLA, BARBER SHOP, DOO-WOP, MADRIGAL
- GREEN: A HANDFUL A FEW, PARTICULAR, SINGLE, DIFFERENT
- BLUE: BOOK SUBTITLES A LIFE, A NOVEL, ESSAYS, PART ONE
- PURPLE: _ IS _ (IS _) A DEAL, A ROSE, ENOUGH, LOVE
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.