Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for September 1, #448

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Need the answers for the New York Times Connections Puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brain teaser. You’re given 16 words and have to sort them into four groups that are connected in some way. Sometimes they’re obvious, but game editor Wyna Liu manages to trick you by using words that fit into more than one group. Read on for today’s Connections hints and answers.

If you’re looking for today’s Strands and Wordle answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

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How to play Connections

Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words that you think belong together. The groups are color-coded, but you won’t know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is hardest. Look closely at the words and think of related terms. Sometimes the connection is just part of the word. Once, four words were grouped together because they all started with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”

Tips for Today’s Connections Groups

Below are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, arranged from the easiest yellow group to the trickiest (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Kitchen duties.

Green group hint: Now listen.

Blue group hint: I see a red door.

Purple group hint: Step on the gas.

Answers for Today’s Connections Groups

Yellow group: To boil in a pan.

Green group: Parts of the ear.

Blue group: Shades of black.

Purple group: Where to find a driver.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is cooking in a pan. The four answers are browning, charring, grilling and searing.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is parts of the ear. The four answers are anvil, canal, drum and hammer.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is shades of black. The four answers are charcoal, jet, raven and sable.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is where you might find a driver. The four answers are golf bag, limousine, movie set, toolbox.