Here’s the final Connections puzzle of the week… and the 425th since it began over a year ago. Try it and see if you can solve it. If not, use my tips.
What should you do when you’re done? Play some word games, of course. I also have daily articles with tips and answers for Wordle, Strands and Quordle if you need help with those too.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about today’s NYT Connections is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (Game No. 425) – the words of the day
The words of NYT Connections today are…
- HORROR
- CHEERLEADERS
- PUNK
- JOCK
- MIA
- GOTH
- WAVE
- GLAM
- CHAMPION
- ELSEWHERE
- VALUE
- EXPONENT
- GONE
- METAL
- ADVOCATE
- ABSENT
NYT Connections Today (Game #425) – Clue #1 – Group Clues
What are some pointers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Not here
- Green: Fan
- Blue: Play it loud
- Purple: (word for a surprise) empty
Need more advice?
Now we’re moving into the spoiler zone, but read on if you want to know the four topic answers for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #425) – Clue #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: NOT AVAILABLE
- GREEN: SUPPORTERS
- BLUE: ROCK GENRES
- PURPLE: SHOCK ___
That’s right, the answers are below, SO DON’T SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (Game No. 425) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections Game No. 425 are…
- YELLOW: NOT AVAILABLE ABSENT, ELSEWHERE, GONE, MIA
- GREEN: SUPPORTERS Advocate, champion, cheerleader, exponent
- BLUE: ROCK GENRES GLAM, GOTH, METAL, PUNK
- PURPLE: SHOCK ___ HORROR, JOCK, VALUE, WAVE
- My rating: Simply
- My score: 1 error
I was a little careless today and lulled myself into a false sense of security by completing Green and Yellow very quickly early in the game and then being faced with what seemed like two easier groups. And they were – but for some reason I was playing (SHOCK) JOCK, VALUE, HORROR and…METAL? I have no idea why I thought SHOCK METAL would be a solution, but I quickly corrected my mistake with WAVE and solved this Connections puzzle again in no more than a couple of minutes. I have a feeling a harder Connections game could be coming soon… surely?
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Thursday, August 8, Game #424)
- YELLOW: SPARKLING WAYS TO ENTER THE POOL Backflip, belly flop, cannonball, jackknife
- GREEN: REPEAT ECHO, PARROT, QUOTE, REPEAT
- BLUE: MAIN SUPPORT anchor, backbone, cornerstone, pillar
- PURPLE: ___ RADIO ham, pirate, satellite, conversation
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games from the New York Times. You have to find groups of four items that have something in common, and each group has a different level of difficulty: green is easy, yellow is a bit harder, blue is often quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
The upside is that you don’t technically have to solve the final puzzle, as you can solve it by process of elimination. Plus, you’re allowed to make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little wiggle room.
It is a bit more complicated than Wordle, however, and has many ways to trick you. For example, watch out for homophones and other wordplay that could obscure the answers.
It can be played for free on desktop or mobile via the NYT Games site.
