Daily Puzzle Alerts from New York Times' Connections: August 11 - Clues and Solutions
Every day at midnight local time, the New York Times launches its popular word game, NYT Connections. This daily puzzle presents players with a 4x4 grid of 16 unique words, challenging them to group these words into four sets of four, each set sharing a common connection or theme.
To play, simply open the game via the New York Times website or app. The 16 words are arranged in a grid, waiting to be explored. Select four words you believe are connected, submit your selection, and watch as the game reveals the category of your group with a colour.
The colour-coding system adds an element of strategy, as some connections are more obvious than others. The yellow groups are the easiest, followed by green, blue, and the trickiest, purple groups. Incorrect guesses result in the loss of a life, and four mistakes mean game over.
NYT Connections is suitable for a wide range of ages, supporting logical thinking and vocabulary skills. It's free to play, and you can even share your results on social media, similar to Wordle.
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In today's game, the purple group is "dark _", with word hints including STANDARD, STRAND, COUNT, and CHOCOLATE. The green group is "abandon", the yellow group is "ordinary", and the blue group is about "specs on consumer packaging".
The solutions for today's puzzle are: NORMAL, PLAIN, STANDARD, VANILLA for the yellow group; DESERT, DUMP, MAROON, STRAND for the green group; COUNT, MEASURE, VOLUME, WEIGHT for the blue group; CHOCOLATE, HORSE, AGES for the purple group.
The grid for today's game is: ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨
For feedback or to report errors, join the Discord community for NYT Connections and other NYT games. It's a fun hangout spot for word game enthusiasts.
Remember, there is only one solution for each puzzle, and players can shuffle the words to help see links between them. Stay tuned for tomorrow's NYT Connections hints and answers. Happy gaming!
The New York Times word game, NYT Connections, offers connections solutions, hints, and answers every day, including today's puzzle which involves groups such as "dark chocolate", "ordinary", "specs on consumer packaging", and "abandon". To find the connections and play the game, simply visit the New York Times website or app.
