It’s time to solve Wednesday’s NYT connections puzzle — and that means it’s also time for some connections tips, if you need them.
What should you do when you’re done? Play some word games, of course. I also have daily articles with tips and answers for Wordle, Strands and Quordle if you need help with those too.
SPOILER ALERT: 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 No. 430) – the words of the day
The words of NYT Connections today are…
- BABY
- TOTALS
- BUUUU
- DAISY
- JASMINE
- MICKEY
- DANCE
- YOGI
- WHIP
- STITCH
- PETUNIA
- FLUB
- POPPY
- LOU
- GAFFE
- POLLINATE
NYT Connections Today (Game #430) – Clue #1 – Group Clues
What are some pointers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Mishap
- Green: Plant flowers
- Blue: Birds and __
- Purple: Baseball Stars
Need more advice?
Now we’re moving into the spoiler zone, but read on if you want to know the four topic answers for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #430) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: ERROR
- GREEN: FLOWERS
- BLUE: THINGS BEES DO
- PURPLE: FIRST NAMES OF YANKEES LEGENDS
That’s right, the answers are below, SO DON’T SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (Game No. 430) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #430 are…
- YELLOW: ERROR BUUUUU, PAUSE, ERROR, PAUSE
- GREEN: FLOWERS DAISY, JASMINE, PETUNIA, POPPY
- BLUE: THINGS BEES DO HUMMING, DANCING, POLLINATE, STING
- PURPLE: FIRST NAMES OF YANKEES LEGENDS BABE, LOU, MICKEY, YOGI
- My rating: Simply
- My result: Perfect
I say above that this is easy, but I’m not sure I would have solved the purple group FIRST NAMES OF YANKEES LEGENDS if I hadn’t solved the other three. But I’ll let the NYT pass on this admittedly provincial grouping, since the Yankees are a New York team.
Anyway, other than that, it was a breeze and the fact that the blue “bee” group included DANCING cheered me up immensely because I think it’s great that bees actually dance – to communicate!
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Tuesday, August 13, Game #429)
- YELLOW: INDICATED SAID, SPEAK, TOLD, TALKED
- GREEN: NICKNAME designation, name, nickname, epithet
- BLUE: OBVIOUS CLEAR, DISTINCT, DISTINCT, EYE-CATCHING
- PURPLE: ___HOUSES (THAT ARE NOT HOUSES) PORTER, POWER, ROUGH, WHEEL
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games from the New York Times. You have 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 bit harder, blue is often quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
The upside is that you don’t technically have to solve the final puzzle, as you can solve it by process of elimination. Plus, you’re allowed to make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little wiggle room.
It is a bit more complicated than Wordle, however, and has many ways to trick you. For example, watch out for homophones and other wordplay that could obscure the answers.
It can be played for free on desktop or mobile via the NYT Games site.
