Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #594) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are...
- GINKGO
- SLOPE
- EMOJI
- ANGLE
- DENT
- TYCOON
- RECESS
- MOGUL
- LODGE
- LUNCH
- POD
- KARAOKE
- CLASS
- CYCLE
- LIFT
- HOMEROOM
NYT Connections today (game #594) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Timetable
- GREEN: As seen at Powder Mountain
- BLUE: Heard in Tokyo
- PURPLE: Must try harder
Need more clues?
NYT Connections today (game #594) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SCHOOL PERIODS
- GREEN: FEATURES OF A SKI RESORT
- BLUE: WORDS DERIVED FROM JAPANESE
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER THE PREFIX "TRI-"
NYT Connections today (game #594) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #594, are...
- YELLOW: SCHOOL PERIODS - CLASS, HOMEROOM, LUNCH, RECESS
- GREEN: FEATURES OF A SKI RESORT - LIFT, LODGE, MOGUL, SLOPE
- BLUE: WORDS DERIVED FROM JAPANESE - EMOJI, GINKGO, KARAOKE, TYCOON
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER THE PREFIX "TRI-" - ANGLE, CYCLE, DENT, POD
My rating: Hard
My score: 2 mistakes
Seeing GINKGO I immediately thought one group had to be about Japan. In my first guess I left out KARAOKE and included MOGUL instead – my thinking is that it was a trick, as there was a recent news story about a town in England called Stockport which is claiming to be the birthplace of karaoke, rather than Japan. But I was wrong. Obviously
The legend goes that a shopkeeper called Roy Brooke invented karaoke – basically singing along to hits of the day – in the early 1990s, but it was stolen by some visitors from Japan, who went on to market it around the world.
Karaoke is still massive in Stockport, where 12 pub teams compete against each other every Monday to be crowned the Karaoke Champions of Stockport. And that bit, at least, is a true story!
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Friday, 24 January, game #593)
- YELLOW: CONTEMPLATE - BROOD, MUSE, PONDER, REFLECT
- GREEN: RUDE THINGS TO DO - INTERRUPT, LITTER, POINT, STARE
- BLUE: VOCATION - CRAFT, LINE, TRADE, WORK
- PURPLE: -_PATCH - CABBAGE, NICOTINE, ROUGH, SOUL
