Looking for a different day?
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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, February 4 (game #604).
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 #605) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- FAN
- FLAG
- WILLIAM
- TELL
- BONUS
- BANKNOTE
- CUT
- DEAL
- BEAK
- SALARY
- INVOICE
- GIVEAWAY
- INSURANCE
- SIGN
- SHUFFLE
- VACATION
NYT Connections today (game #605) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Redundancy deal
- GREEN: Pointers
- BLUE: Spades, clubs, hearts, and diamonds
- PURPLE: Mr Clinton’s first name
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 #605) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PARTS OF A COMPENSATION PACKAGE
- GREEN: INDICATION
- BLUE: THINGS TO DO WITH A DECK OF CARDS
- PURPLE: WHAT “BILL” MIGHT REFER TO
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #605) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #605, are…
- YELLOW: PARTS OF A COMPENSATION PACKAGE BONUS, INSURANCE, SALARY, VACATION
- GREEN: INDICATION FLAG, GIVEAWAY, SIGN, TELL
- BLUE: THINGS TO DO WITH A DECK OF CARDS CUT, DEAL, FAN, SHUFFLE
- PURPLE: WHAT “BILL” MIGHT REFER TO BANKNOTE, BEAK, INVOICE, WILLIAM
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Some days the Connections grid is a fog of words that make no sense whatsoever and I can see absolutely no links. Other days, the mists clear slowly to reveal one or two vague commonalities. Very occasionally I see the groups of four immediately and I’m in and out in a minute, thinking I’m a right clever clogs (but knowing I am far from alone in mastering the rare easy game).
Today was one of those days. Not quite as straightforward as WILLIAM Tell shooting an arrow at an apple on his son’s head, but pretty close.
There’ll be overtures composed about this puzzle.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, 4 February, game #604)
- YELLOW: CONSERVE KEEP, PRESERVE, SAVE, STORE
- GREEN: SMOOTH USING FRICTION BUFF, FILE, GRIND, SAND
- BLUE: SPORTS GAMBLING TERMS FAVORITE, PARLAY, SPREAD, UNDER
- PURPLE: WORDS BEFORE “FINGERS” BUTTER, CHICKEN, LADY, STICKY
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.
