NYT Connections hint (Tue, 8 Sep)
Overview & Key Takeaways
It's not everyday that you can sort out the entire Connections puzzle without a single hiccup. In fact, it might happen at all!
You do have a few guesses up your sleeve in Connections, but they disappear fast. If you're on your last few, we've got you covered.
It's not everyday that you can sort out the entire Connections puzzle without a single hiccup. In fact, it might happen at all!
You do have a few guesses up your sleeve in Connections, but they disappear fast. If you're on your last few, we've got you covered.
Click here to play today's NYT Connections puzzle!
Connections hint for Tuesday 8th September
Here are your Connections hints for today:
- 🟨 Yellow hint: Legends on the asphalt.
- 🟩 Green hint: Shhh. Don't say a word!
- 🟦 Blue hint: Hearts can be surprisingly versatile.
- 🟪 Purple hint: Someone's been tampering with the candy aisle.
- Extra hint 1: The words in one group have an extra letter.
- Extra hint 2: Every group has at least one word containing the letter 'T'
If you need a bit more help, tap the spoiler text below to reveal one word belonging to each group:
- 🟨 Yellow: Corvette
- 🟩 Green: Beret
- 🟦 Blue: Sacred
- 🟪 Purple: Doves
Spoiler warning! Today's Connections groups are revealed just below!
Today's Connections groups revealed
If you need an even bigger clue to figure out today's Connections puzzle, below we'll reveal the four correct Connections groups - the themes which link together each set of four words in the Connections grid.
Here are the Connections groups for today:
- 🟨 Yellow: Classic American Performance Cars
- 🟩 Green: Features of a Mime Costume
- 🟦 Blue: ___ Heart
- 🟪 Purple: Candy Bars Plus a Letter
Now that you know the themes for the various different Connections in today's puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check below for the full answer.
Spoiler warning! Today's Connections answer lies ahead!
Connections answer today
Here is the answer to today's Connections puzzle on Tuesday, 8th September:
- 🟨 Yellow: Classic American Performance Cars (Corvette, Firebird, Mustang, Viper)
- 🟩 Green: Features of a Mime Costume (Beret, Gloves, Stripes, Suspenders)
- 🟦 Blue: ___ Heart (Artichoke, Purple, Sacred, Take To)
- 🟪 Purple: Candy Bars Plus a Letter (Doves, Marsh, Skort, Twixt)
Connections has a range of tricks up its sleeve, but they are usually reserved for the purple group. This time, the blue group was pretty tricky too! We had words that are united by a common second word, words with an extra letter, automobile brand names, and the uniform of the humble mime.
Let us know in the comments below how you found today's puzzle! Here's my grid:
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Congratulations if you got today's Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy hints above! And if you didn't succeed today, don't worry - a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle!
