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 Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.
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 #448) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- CHARCOAL
- HAMMER
- GOLF BAG
- GRILL
- TOOLBOX
- RAVEN
- LIMOUSINE
- JET
- BROWN
- DRUM
- SABLE
- CHAR
- ANVIL
- MOVIE SET
- SEAR
- CANAL
NYT Connections today (game #448) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Stove top cuisine?
- Green: Aural areas
- Blue: Paint it…
- Purple: All could contain something/someone that gets you somewhere
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 #448) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: COOK IN A PAN BROWN, CHAR, GRILL, SEAR
- GREEN: PARTS OF THE EAR
- BLUE: SHADES OF BLACK
- PURPLE: WHERE YOU MIGHT FIND “A DRIVER”
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #448) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #448, are…
- YELLOW: COOK IN A PAN BROWN, CHAR, GRILL, SEAR
- GREEN: PARTS OF THE EAR ANVIL, CANAL, DRUM, HAMMER
- BLUE: SHADES OF BLACK CHARCOAL, JET, RAVEN, SABLE
- PURPLE: WHERE YOU MIGHT FIND “A DRIVER” GOLF BAG, LIMOUSINE, MOVIE SET, TOOLBOX
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Fail
Connections is ultimately a game of knowledge and I am just going to have to accept that I do not have enough of that. Or maybe not enough of the type that the NYT values. It's something of an anomaly, because I solve the likes of Wordle, Quordle and Strands every day (or almost every day in the case of the latter two), and I've generally been quite adept at quizzes. But this… this is ridiculous. It's my eighth failure in 15 games and my fourth in a row, which is unprecedented for me and possibly for the entire world. I might well be the biggest loser anywhere right now.
The argument against that – and the thing I'm clinging on to – is that you could argue that some of this knowledge is arcane, unnecessary and really quite random. For instance, green today, 'Parts of the ear': I knew CANAL and DRUM, but ANVIL and HAMMER… nope. And why should I know that? Or DRIVER being something you'd find in a TOOLBOX or on a MOVIE SET? Again, no idea.
So OK, that's what I'll stick with for now. The problem is the NYT's Connections puzzle setter, not me. Let's go with that.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Saturday, 31 August, game #447)
- YELLOW: NEWSPAPER SECTIONS
- GREEN: TREE FEATURES
- BLUE: KINDS OF SALAD CHEF, GARDEN, GREEK, WEDGE
- PURPLE: SEEN ON BACKS OF U.S. COINS EAGLE, MONTICELLO, SHIELD, TORCH
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.
