NYT Connections Today – Hints and Answers for Monday, September 30 (Game #477)
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers into different categories. It can be tricky, so read on if you need pointers.
What should you do when you’re done? Of course, play some word games. I also have daily Wordle Hints and Answers, Strands Hints and Answers and Quordle Hints and Answers articles if you need help with those too.
SPOILER WARNING: 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 #477) – Today’s Words
Today’s words from NYT Connections are…
- DOROTHIE
- Wandering
- ROSE
- STEAM
- VANILLA
- SOPHIA
- CHAGGIG
- BLANCHING
- CHARLIE
- TO COOK
- КЕТО
- MUSK
- AMBER GRAY
- WALLACE
- SOUL
- SYRUP
NYT Connections Today (Game #477) – Hint #1 – Group Hints
What are some pointers for current NYT Connections groups?
- Yellow: Cooking on a stovetop
- Vegetable: Smells good
- Blue: Pet parents
- Purple: Sounds like somewhere
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four themed answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections Today (Game #477) – Hint #2 – Group Answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: COOKING WITH HEAT AND WATER
- GREEN: COMMON PERFUME INGREDIENTS
- BLUE: CHARACTERS WITH DOGS
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES IN THE CAPITAL
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections Today (Game #477) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Connections game, game #477, are…
- YELLOW: COOKING WITH HEAT AND WATER BLANCHING, BOILING, POACHING, STEAM
- GREEN: COMMON PERFUME INGREDIENTS AMBERGRIS, MUSK, ROSE, VANILLA
- BLUE: CHARACTERS WITH DOGS CHARLIE, DOROTHY, SHAGGY, WALLACE
- PURPLE: HOMOPHONES IN THE CAPITAL KETO, Wandering, SOPHIA, SOUL
- My rating: Difficult
- My score: Failure
This is my first Connections failure in a month, but I’m not devastated – because this is a tough one. That said, I’m annoyed that I didn’t solve blue or purple because once I saw the answers I realized I knew them both and could have gotten them; It bothers me less when the answer comes out and I think, ‘Well, great, I had no idea about that!’
This was not the case here: I have heard of all four HOMOPHONES OF CAPITAL – KETO (Quito), ROAM (Rome), SOPHIA (Sofia), SOUL (Seoul) and watched all four shows/movies for the CHARACTERS WITH PET DOGS group – CHARLIE (Brown, Snoopy), DOROTHY (Wizard of Oz, Toto), SHAGGY (Scooby Doo), WALLACE (and Gromit). Smart stuff from the NYT, but a little too smart for me today.
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Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Sunday, September 29, game #476)
- YELLOW: DELIVER IT, AS A PROMISE FULFILL, HONOR, KEEP, MAINTAIN
- GREEN: BEDDING BLANKET, sham, sheet, throw
- BLUE: ACTIONS IN CARD GAMES GIVE AWAY, DRAW, PASS, PLAY
- PURPLE: CABINET DEPARTMENTS ENERGY, JUSTICE, LABOR, STATE
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of the New York Times’ increasingly popular word games. It challenges you 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 little harder, blue is often quite tough, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you technically don’t have to solve the last question, because you can answer it by a process of elimination. Plus, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you some breathing room.
It’s a bit more complicated than something like Wordle, though, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For example, beware of homophones and other word games that can obscure the answers.
It is playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
