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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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, March 13 (game #641).
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.
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 #642) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- DIRT
- CANDY
- FINE
- SILK
- SHORT
- CHARGING CABLE
- ROCKY
- LEVY
- HIGH
- FILM SERIES
- MAGAZINE
- CHARGE
- EPIC
- CHAPSTICK
- ASSESS
- FEATURE
NYT Connections today (game #642) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Pay your dues
- GREEN: Grab and go
- BLUE: Types of film
- PURPLE: Add a word that rhymes with “code”
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 #642) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: IMPOSE, AS A PENALTY
- GREEN: CHECKOUT LINE IMPULSE BUYS
- BLUE: MOVIES OF VARIOUS LENGTHS
- PURPLE: ___ ROAD
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #642) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #642, are…
- YELLOW: IMPOSE, AS A PENALTY ASSESS, CHARGE, FINE, LEVY
- GREEN: CHECKOUT LINE IMPULSE BUYS CANDY, CHAPSTICK, CHARGING CABLE, MAGAZINE
- BLUE: MOVIES OF VARIOUS LENGTHS EPIC, FEATURE, FILM SERIES, SHORT
- PURPLE: ___ ROAD DIRT, HIGH, ROCKY, SILK
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 mistake
I wouldn’t say I knew what I was doing with today’s Connections, but I muddled home somehow.
My mistake came when I put CHARGE, LEVY and FINE with SHORT, as I thought it was something to do with buying and selling stocks. Something I know nothing about, despite binge-watching three seasons of Industry.
I’m sure CHECKOUT LINE IMPULSE BUYS will be perplexing for many. I can’t remember ever seeing a CHARGING CABLE by the checkouts, but maybe I’m not going to the right stores. I got it by thinking they were all things you’d put in your bag on a day trip.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Thursday, 13 March, game #641)
- YELLOW: PARTIALITY ANGLE, BIAS, SLANT, SPIN
- GREEN: SIGNAL DOWN, AS A TAXI FLAG, HAIL, WAVE, WHISTLE
- BLUE: CARDS IN TEXAS HOLD ‘EM FLOP, HOLE, RIVER, TURN
- PURPLE: SHAKESPEAREAN WORDS ANON, ART, THOU, WILT
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.
