Good morning! Let’s play Connections, a clever word game from The New York Times that challenges you to sort your answers into categories. This can be difficult, so if you need a clue, keep reading.
What should you do when you’re done? Of course, play more word games. I also have a daily routine Link hints and answers and Quordle Tips and Answers If you too need help with these articles, and Mark’s Today’s word Page covers the original viral word game.
Spoiler alert: Today’s information about NYT Connections is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
Today’s New York Times Wire (Game #563) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from The New York Times Wired are…
- Queen
- Star
- Cupid
- strong
- Rudolf
- Sagittarius
- nanny
- comet
- shrew
- moon
- Robin Hood
- Shannon
- eagle eye
- Faye
- Jenny
- planet
Today’s New York Times Wire (Game #563) – Tip #1 – Group Tips
What clues are there for today’s NYT Connections panel?
- Yellow: astronomy
- Green: bow and arrow
- Blue: lady beast
- Purple: “Live from New York…”
Need more clues?
We’re getting into spoiler territory now, but if you’re wondering what the four-topic answers to today’s New York Times Connect puzzle are, read on…
Today’s New York Times Connection (Game #563) – Tip #2 – Group Answers
What’s the answer from today’s NYT Connections panel?
- Yellow: celestial bodies
- Green: Archer
- blue: female animals
- Purple: “SNL” cast
Yes, the answers are right below, so don’t keep scrolling if you don’t want to see them.
Today’s New York Times Wire (Game #563) – Answers
Today’s answer to Wired Game #563 is…
- Yellow: celestial bodies comet, moon, planet, star
- Green: Archer Cupid, Hawkeye, Robin Hood, Sagittarius
- blue: female animals Jenny, nanny, queen, vixen
- Purple: “SNL” cast Faye Rudolph Shannon Strong
- My rating: simple
- My results: perfect
Today the stars aligned for me as I turned my threesome into a foursome.
I knew that the symbol for Sagittarius was the Centaur, but I had forgotten that he was holding a bow and arrow – apparently this is a symbol of how decisive people born under this sign can hit their target every time.
Robin Hood is also named after the “hole in one” in archery where the archer separates an arrow that has hit the target from another arrow shot from the same spot. It’s rare that I get through Connections without any errors.
Merry Christmas everyone.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Tuesday, December 24, Game #562)
- Yellow: “Lions, tigers and bears, oh my!” bear, lion, oh my god, tiger
- Green: beloved, like friends close, dear, close, close
- Blue: words that sound like plural letters bee, ease, jay, use
- Purple: Top song titles when tripled Bill, bye, please give it to me.
What is the New York Times Link?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games produced by The New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that have something in common, each with a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow is a little hard, blue is usually very hard, and purple is usually very hard.
On the bright side, technically you don’t need to solve the last question since you can answer it by process of elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little breathing room.
However, it’s a bit more complex than a game like Wordle, and the game has plenty of opportunities to trip you up with tricks. For example, be on the lookout for homonyms and other wordplay that might obscure the answer.
It can be played for free via New York Times Gaming Website On desktop or mobile device.