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NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Thursday, July 18 (game #403)
By Marc McLaren,
16 hours ago
Does that fact that I failed today's Connections imply it's more difficult? Or is it simply that I am having a bad day? Possibly a little from column A, a little from column B… But if you get stuck, there are hints below.
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 #403) - today's words
(Image credit: New York Times)
Today's NYT Connections words are…
HEART
FLASH
MATCH
SQUARE
ROUND
PLAZA
RITZ
FIRE
SPARKLES
DAZZLE
COURT
CONTEST
YARD
SKULL
BOUT
POMP
NYT Connections today (game #403) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
Yellow: These aren't enclosed areas
Green: Related to a sport
Blue: Showy
Purple: Picture words
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 #403) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: OPEN SPACE
GREEN: BOXING UNIT
BLUE: GLITZINESS
PURPLE: EMOJI
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #403) - the answers
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today's Connections, game #403, are…
YELLOW: OPEN SPACE COURT, PLAZA, SQUARE, YARD
GREEN: BOXING UNIT BOUT, CONTEST, MATCH, ROUND
BLUE: GLITZINESS DAZZLE, FLASH, POMP, RITZ
PURPLE: EMOJI FIRE, HEART, SKULL, SPARKLES
My rating: Moderate
My score: Fail
Yeah, whatever, this was stupid. That is all I have to say.
OK, if pushed, if I have to explain myself, I'll say that emoji are a stupid thing to base a group around. There are hundreds of them. How are you supposed to know that these random four are representative, when there are so many other things they could go with.
Fine. I'm in a bad mood. I played badly. Whatever.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, 17 July, game #402)
YELLOW: BUILDINGS AROUND TOWN BANK, LAUNDROMAT, POST OFFICE, SUPERMARKET
GREEN: HINDER CHECK, CURB, HAMPER, INHIBIT
BLUE: ANIMAL GROUP NAMES PACK, PRIDE, SCHOOL, SWARM
PURPLE: STARTS OF U.S. PRESIDENTS BIDE, CART, NIX, WASHING
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.
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