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.
What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc’s Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
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 #599) – today’s words
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Today’s NYT Connections words are…
HALO
RIGATONI
AIR
WINGS
ROMEO
HARP
DIP
DWELL
PIZZA
PARISH
LINGER
VIBE
BERNIE
AURA
BEER
INSIST
NYT Connections today (game #599) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
GREEN: Watch party snacks
YELLOW: Charisma
BLUE: Annoyingly persistent
PURPLE: Look for Euro cities
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…
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NYT Connections today (game #599) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
GREEN: GAME DAY FARE
YELLOW: INTANGIBLE QUALITY
BLUE: KEEP GOING ON ABOUT, WITH “ON”
PURPLE: STARTING WITH EUROPEAN CAPITALS
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #599) – the answers
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The answers to today’s Connections, game #599, are…
GREEN: GAME DAY FARE BEER, DIP, PIZZA, WINGS
YELLOW: INTANGIBLE QUALITY AIR, AURA, HALO, VIBE
BLUE: KEEP GOING ON ABOUT, WITH “ON” DWELL, HARP, INSIST, LINGER
PURPLE: STARTING WITH EUROPEAN CAPITALS BERNIE, PARISH, RIGATONI, ROMEO
My rating: Hard
My score: 2 mistakes
Today’s random set of words remained random for quite a while, until I slowly made sense of it.
I fell for the very obvious trap, convincing myself that we were looking for angelic accoutrements – WINGS, HALO, HARP – before abandoning this quest after linking BEER, DIP and PIZZA with snack food essentials.
If a group has anything to do with food then I’ll get it, but the second I’m required to apply some actual general knowledge I flounder and this was the case today with STARTING WITH EUROPEAN CAPITALS; Paris and Rome I should have seen, but Riga, the capital of Latvia, was a stretch. And full disclosure I thought the capital of Switzerland was Zurich, not Bern.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, 29 January, game #598)
YELLOW: OWNED BORE, HAD, HELD, POSSESSED
GREEN: THINGS YOU MIGHT DO IN YOUR SLEEP DREAM, DROOL, SNORE, TALK
BLUE: MOVIE SERIES WITH 2024 RELEASES ALIEN, GLADIATOR, VENOM, WICKED
PURPLE: ____ HOUSE FULL, GINGERBREAD, HAUNTED, WHITE
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.
Welcome to NYT Connections today! Here are my hints and answers for Thursday, January 30th, game #599:
1. Hint: This popular streaming service was founded in 1997 and is known for its original content such as “Stranger Things” and “The Crown.”
Answer: Netflix
2. Hint: This American singer-songwriter is known for hits such as “Hello” and “Rolling in the Deep.”
Answer: Adele
3. Hint: This social media platform was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and is used by billions of people worldwide.
Answer: Facebook
4. Hint: This tech company, founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, is famous for its iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers.
Answer: Apple
5. Hint: This British author is best known for creating the magical world of Harry Potter.
Answer: J.K. Rowling
Feel free to share your scores and challenge your friends to see if they can guess the connections too! #NYTConnections #ThursdayTrivia
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