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 #596) - Today's Words
Today's NYT Connections words are...
- OLIVE
- TYPEWRITER
- EXTRA
- SAMPLE
- BARK
- BITE
- AXE
- SCALES
- TWIN
- SOIL
- SHELL
- VIRGIN
- TASTE
- HEDGE
- MAZE
- SKIN
- MOUTHFUL
NYT Connections Today (Game #596) - Group Hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Snack-size
- GREEN: Outer layer
- BLUE: Cook with this
- PURPLE: “Here’s Johnny!”
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles...
NYT Connections Today (Game #596) - Group Answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: SMALL AMOUNT OF FOOD TO TRY - BITE, MOUTHFUL, SAMPLE, TASTE
- GREEN: PROTECTIVE COVERINGS IN NATURE - BARK, SCALES, SHELL, SKIN
- BLUE: "EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL" - EXTRA, OIL, OLIVE, VIRGIN
- PURPLE: SEEN IN "THE SHINING" - AXE, HEDGE MAZE, TWINS, TYPEWRITER
My rating: Hard
My score: 3 mistakes
My suspicion that Connections will always be playing mind tricks is such that when I saw the words EXTRA, VIRGIN, OLIVE, and OIL on the grid, I thought, “yes, very clever Connections, I’m not falling for your trap.”
But I did fall for it, refusing to play the obvious when that was the connection after all! Well, until the point when there was no alternative.
As for SEEN IN "THE SHINING" – that’s fun and could be the start of a new party game naming classic films in four words. Although some you could get in two – for instance SHOWER and BLOOD or SHARK and BOAT.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday's NYT Connections Answers (Sunday, 26 January, Game #595)
- YELLOW: WAYS TO GET FOOD - FARM, FISH, GATHER, HUNT
- GREEN: KEEP APART - CLOISTER, SECLUDE, SEPARATE, SILO
- BLUE: PARTS OF A BIG RIG - AXLES, HITCH, TRACTOR, TRAILER
- PURPLE: DANCE EVENTS PLUS A LETTER - BALLY, DISCOG, PROMO, RAVEN
