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Hey there, folks! Welcome to the weekend. I hope you have a fun and/or restful one planned.
Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers are coming right up.
How To Play Connections
In Connections, you’re presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like horror movie franchises, a type of verb or rappers.
There’s only one solution for each puzzle, and you’ll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them.
Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is typically the hardest one to deduce. The purple group often involves wordplay, so bear that in mind.
Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you’re incorrect, you’ll lose a life. If you’re close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you’re one word away from getting it right, but you’ll still need to figure out which one to swap.
If you make four mistakes, it’s game over. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen with the help of some hints, and, if you’re really struggling, today’s Connections answers.
Connections Hints For January 13
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are:
- PUNT
- BADGE
- TACKLE
- RUN
- DIRECT
- PASS
- END
- TABLE
- TICKET
- STALL
- CHAIR
- CENTER
- LEAD
- SAFETY
- INVITE
- HOLD
And the clues for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — entry requirements
- Green group — be in charge of
- Blue group — gridiron positions
- Purple group — delay
Connections Groups For January 13
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Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — credentials for entry
- Green group — preside over
- Blue group — American football positions
- Purple group — postpone
Connections Answers For January 13
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This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are…
- Yellow group — credentials for entry (BADGE, INVITE, PASS, TICKET)
- Green group — preside over (CHAIR, DIRECT, LEAD, RUN)
- Blue group — American football positions (CENTER, END, SAFETY, TACKLE)
- Purple group — postpone (HOLD, PUNT, STALL, TABLE)
My second loss in a row meant that no new winning streak started today, sadly.
I immediately fell for the red herring of PUNT, PASS, TACKLE and RUN, which are obviously all football actions. That was especially sneaky given today’s blue group. Nicely played, NYT.
I did get the greens, but after that my game fell apart. I couldn’t find the fourth word to go with HOLD, STALL and TABLE for the purples. To my mind, PUNT means to cancel rather than delay. I probably could have switched to the yellows, but I don’t know enough about football (I prefer the European brand of football — not “soccer”) to have gotten the blues.
I know I said my streak would resume today but I’ll need to wait at least one more day for that. Rats.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connection’s clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for hints and the solution for Sunday’s game if you need them.
