How to Tackle Today's NYT Connections
NYT Connections remains a daily mental workout, tasking players with organizing 16 words into four thematic groups. Each category comes with its own difficulty level—indicated by colors—and requires a sharp eye for word associations. If you find yourself stuck on game #1226, here is the assistance you need to clear the board.
Understanding the Categories
To successfully group the words, it helps to look for common threads. For today's puzzle, the categories are as follows:
- Yellow (Places to Store Clothes): Items used for organizing garments.
- Green (Things That Come in Sticks): Objects commonly found in a stick form.
- Blue (Famous Perfumes): Iconic fragrance names.
- Purple (Starting with Things That Cloud the Air): Words that begin with terms related to atmospheric obscuration.
Today's Answers (Spoiler Warning)
If you prefer to see the direct solutions, here is how the grid breaks down:
- SEETHE: BOIL, FUME, RAVE, STEAM
- ALL TALK: BLATHER, GAS, HOT AIR, WIND
- "MC" THINGS AT MCDONALD'S: FLURRY, MUFFIN, NUGGETS, RIB
- ENDING IN BIRDS: ALIBIS, BALLOON, ESCROW, MOHAWK
*Note: The specific category names and groupings reflect the logic used to organize the words for this session.
Tips for Success
Connections can be tricky because it often employs distractors like homophones or words that seem to fit multiple categories. Remember that you have a margin of four errors, and once you have identified three groups, the final four words will naturally fall into place through the process of elimination. The game is available to play for free on the official NYT Games website, accessible via desktop and mobile browsers.