The latest New York Times Connections puzzle (#892) is live, and many players are already hunting for the solutions. This guide provides hints and the complete answers, broken down by category color.
Puzzle Overview
The NYT Connections game challenges players to group sixteen words into four categories of four, based on shared themes. The difficulty ranges from straightforward yellow categories to the notoriously tricky purple, which often relies on hidden connections. Today’s puzzle includes a particularly challenging purple group that requires thinking outside the box.
Hints for Each Category
Here’s a breakdown of hints, progressing from easiest to hardest:
- Yellow: This group describes something not small in size.
- Green: These words all relate to controlling movement.
- Blue: These words follow “The” in famous Edgar Allan Poe titles.
- Purple: The connection here involves body parts with an added letter.
Complete Answers
Here are the solutions for today’s NYT Connections puzzle:
Yellow Group: Stocky
The theme is words describing a robust build. The four answers are:
- HUSKY
- SOLID
- SQUAT
- THICK
Green Group: Steer
These words all describe guiding something or someone. The answers are:
- DIRECT
- GUIDE
- LEAD
- SHEPHERD
Blue Group: Poe’s Second Words
The theme is the second word in a famous Edgar Allan Poe story title following the word “The.” The answers are:
- CASK (The Cask of Amontillado)
- FALL (The Fall of the House of Usher)
- MASQUE (The Masque of the Red Death)
- PIT (The Pit and the Pendulum)
Purple Group: Organ + Letter
This is the trickiest category. The connection lies in taking an organ of the human body and adding a letter to form a new word. The answers are:
- COLONY (colon + y)
- HEARTH (heart + h)
- LUNGE (lung + e)
- SKINK (skin + k)
Tracking Your Progress
The NYT now offers a Connections Bot similar to Wordle’s analysis tool. Registered players can use it to track their performance, including win rates, perfect scores, and streaks. This is a new feature for players who want to analyze their solving strategies.
Conclusion: Today’s puzzle was a solid challenge, with the purple category standing out as particularly difficult due to its hidden connection. Whether you solved it on your own or with these hints, the NYT Connections game remains a popular daily brain teaser.
