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Happy Thursday, gang! Let’s keep your Connections streak going, shall we?
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 February 8
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:
- HEART
- BOW
- CLOCK
- BRIDGE
- DECK
- SPIT
- ANCHOR
- TARGET
- DRAGON
- ARROW
- BELT
- GIN
- WAR
- SLUG
- ROSE
- QUIVER
And the clues for today’s groups are:
- Yellow group — Robin Hood’s gear, perhaps if he were a pro athlete
- Green group — ways to enjoy a deck of cards with friends
- Blue group — thump, smack
- Purple group — common symbols people have put on their skin
Connections Groups For February 8
Need some extra help?
Be warned: we’re starting to get into spoiler territory.
Today’s groups are…
- Yellow group — archery equipment
- Green group — card games
- Blue group — wallop
- Purple group — classic tattoos
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are…
- Yellow group — archery equipment (ARROW, BOW, QUIVER, TARGET)
- Green group — card games (BRIDGE, GIN, SPIT, WAR)
- Blue group — wallop (BELT, CLOCK, DECK, SLUG)
- Purple group — classic tattoos (ANCHOR, DRAGON, HEART, ROSE)
It was short but sweet. My two-day win streak is donezo.
Things started out pretty well. I got the yellows quickly, closely followed by the blues.
I then ran into a heap of trouble. I had never heard of SPIT or WAR as card games and, in hindsight, I think today’s purple group is a bit too nebulous. I tried brute-forcing my way to a win with some trial-and-error, but no such luck today. A new streak starts for me tomorrow.
That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog for hints and the solution for Friday’s game if you need them.
