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NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Monday, August 26 (game #442)
By Marc McLaren,
1 day ago
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 clues.
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 #442) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
SLICE
SNEAK
TIRE
SUPPORT
BAGEL
SLIP
LOAF
WHIFF
BLESSING
WADE
LIFESAVER
CONSENT
WREATH
HOOK
APPROVAL
SHANK
NYT Connections today (game #442) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
Yellow: Management assent
Green: Donut shape
Blue: Wayward hit
Purple: Wear them on your feet, but there's something missing
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 #442) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: OFFICIAL SANCTIONING
GREEN: TORUS-SHAPED THINGS
BLUE: BAD GOLF SHOTS
PURPLE: FOOTWEAR MINUS “ER” SOUND
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #442) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #442, are…
YELLOW: OFFICIAL SANCTIONING APPROVAL, BLESSING, CONSENT, SUPPORT
GREEN: TORUS-SHAPED THINGS BAGEL, LIFESAVER, TIRE, WREATH
BLUE: BAD GOLF SHOTS HOOK, SHANK, SLICE, WHIFF
PURPLE: FOOTWEAR MINUS “ER” SOUND LOAF, SLIP, SNEAK, WADE
My rating: Moderate
My score: Fail
Gah! Yet another failure for me today – which makes four in just over a week. My game has totally gone. I'm like a golfer with the yips – and coincidentally, it was golf that tripped me up today.
I solved yellow and green without too many problems, leaving me with eight words to assemble. And I spotted, correctly, that one of the remaining groups was almost certainly a 'bad golf shots' connection – because I had HOOK, SLICE and SHANK. But I've never heard WHIFF used in that context (I'm not a golfer) and guessed every one of the remaining answers except the actual one, meaning yet another defeat.
GREEN: STATUS POSITION, RANKING, STANDING, STATION
BLUE: WORDS THAT MAKE UP THE ACRONYM “HVAC” AIR, CONDITIONING, HEATING, VENTILATION
PURPLE: ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE FOLDING BAKING, LAUNDRY, ORIGAMI, POKER
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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