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, July 31 (game #781).
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 #782) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- PLAYWRIGHT
- DEAN
- ROOF
- TEMPLE
- FACULTY
- WREATH
- BENT
- SWORD
- GARLAND
- HAY
- GIFT
- WRAP
- JACKPOT
- FLAIR
- GABLE
- ROAD
NYT Connections today (game #782) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Skill
- GREEN: A letter you cannot hear
- BLUE: Silver screen icons
- PURPLE: A striking word in common
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 #782) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: APTITUDE
- GREEN: SILENT “W”
- BLUE: LEGENDS OF CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD
- PURPLE: HIT THE ____
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #782) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #782, are…
- YELLOW: APTITUDE BENT, FACULTY, FLAIR, GIFT
- GREEN: SILENT “W” PLAYWRIGHT, SWORD, WRAP, WREATH
- BLUE: LEGENDS OF CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD DEAN, GABLE, GARLAND, TEMPLE
- PURPLE: HIT THE ____ HAY, JACKPOT, ROAD, ROOF
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 3 mistakes
I made two mistakes today trying to put together what I thought was a group about plant-based decorations, based on the fact that GARLAND and WREATH were the only two words in common that I could see among the entire 16.
Thankfully, I abandoned this dead end and made the link between GABLE, DEAN and TEMPLE and then the four words featuring a silent W.
My struggles weren’t over, however, as I had JACKPOT instead of FACULTY before realizing my error after getting a “one away”. I hope it was a bit easier for you.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Thursday, July 31, game #781)
- YELLOW: FIRST___ AID, LADY, NATIONS, RESPONDER
- GREEN: SECOND___ COMING, FIDDLE, GUESS, NATURE
- BLUE: THIRD___ EYE, PARTY, RAIL, ROCK
- PURPLE: LAST___ LAUGH, RESORT, STRAW, SUPPER
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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