NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, February 9 (game #974)
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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, February 8 (game #973).
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 Connections hints.
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 #974) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- APPROACH
- BONUS
- POKER
- NEEDLE
- STRAWS
- LOOM
- STYLE
- ADVANCE
- NEAR
- WAY
- SCISSORS
- FEE
- ROYALTY
- YARN
- MANNER
- THE LINE
NYT Connections today (game #974) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Things needed for textile production
- GREEN: How it’s done
- BLUE: How writers are paid
- PURPLE: Begin with an artistic word
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 #974) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: USED IN WEAVING
- GREEN: METHOD
- BLUE: KINDS OF PAYMENT FOR AN AUTHOR
- PURPLE: DRAW _____
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #974) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #974, are…
- YELLOW: USED IN WEAVING LOOM, NEEDLE, SCISSORS, YARN
- GREEN: METHOD APPROACH, MANNER, STYLE, WAY
- BLUE: KINDS OF PAYMENT FOR AN AUTHOR ADVANCE, BONUS, FEE, ROYALTY
- PURPLE: DRAW _____ NEAR, POKER, STRAWS, THE LINE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I whizzed through today’s game, without knowing what the groups were, just seeing the links between the words.
I should have spotted KINDS OF PAYMENT FOR AN AUTHOR first, as this is something I have experienced. Getting an ADVANCE is quite the thrill and feels a bit like cheating as you haven’t actually supplied anything, but that feeling soon subsides as you begin to feel the pressure to hit the deadline and get the far bigger check that follows. It’s actually a pretty good system to motivate procrastinators.
Despite speeding through, I still enjoyed the tingle of getting the four groups in difficulty order, something I’ve now done 150 times according to the app. What are your Perfect Puzzle stats?
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Sunday, February 8, game #973)
- YELLOW: SUPPRESS GAG, INHIBIT, MUZZLE, SILENCE
- GREEN: SAME OLD STUFF DRILL, GRIND, HABIT, ROUTINE
- BLUE: FEATURES OF A STRONG PASSWORD LENGTH, NUMBER, SYMBOL, UPPERCASE
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “TWO” BIT, CENTS, FACED, TIMER
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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