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 #825) – today’s words
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- NICKEL
- KEY
- WON
- MAJOR
- PRINCIPAL
- DOLLAR
- PRIVATE
- BILL
- SOLDIER
- PERSONAL
- CRITICAL
- POUND
- INNER
- WING
- STERLING
- SECRET
NYT Connections today (game #825) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Vital information
- GREEN: Hush-hush
- BLUE: Money
- PURPLE: Precede with an animal that’s a city in New York
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 #825) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: IMPORTANT
- GREEN: INTIMATE AND UNDISCLOSED
- BLUE: GLOBAL CURRENCIES
- PURPLE: BUFFALO ___
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #825) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections, game #825, are…
- YELLOW: IMPORTANT CRITICAL, KEY, MAJOR, PRINCIPAL
- GREEN: INTIMATE AND UNDISCLOSED INNER, PERSONAL, PRIVATE, SECRET
- BLUE: GLOBAL CURRENCIES DOLLAR, POUND, STERLING, WON
- PURPLE: BUFFALO ___ BILL, NICKEL, SOLDIER, WING
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I very nearly fell into the cash trap today that momentarily tricked me into thinking NICKEL, BILL and DOLLAR belonged together.
Fortunately, the word STERLING tipped me off that we were looking for GLOBAL CURRENCIES.
Before this close shave I had solved the easier yellow and green groups, although I wavered over including INNER for INTIMATE AND UNDISCLOSED.
I had not heard of the Buffalo Nickel and if I had I might have got the purple group, but as ever it alluded me and the penny didn’t drop until the game was over.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Friday, September 12, game #824)
- YELLOW: ENTREATY APPEAL, BID, CALL, PETITION
- GREEN: CONTACT INFO ADDRESS, EMAIL, NAME, NUMBER
- BLUE: KINDS OF CAMERA LENSES FISHEYE, MACRO, TELEPHOTO, ZOOM
- PURPLE: BODIES OF WATER PLUS STARTING LETTER DRIVER, EBAY, FINLET, FLAKE
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 Enjoy games site on desktop or mobile.
